Arenaria livermorensis, common name Livermore sandwort, is a plant species endemic to the Davis Mountains in Jeff Davis County in western Texas. It grows in cracks in cliff faces at elevations of 2100–2500 m.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Arenaria |
| Species: | A. livermorensis
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| Arenaria livermorensis | |
Arenaria livermorensis is a perennial herb growing close to the ground and forming a mat, rather resembling moss. Stems can attain a length of 4 cm. The leaves are needle-like, narrow and rigid, up to 6 mm long, hairless but with peg-like cilia along the margins, green and shiny. The flowers are solitary in the axils of the leaves, with green sepals and no petals.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Flora of North America v 5
- ^ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
- ^ Correll, Donovan Stewart. 1966. Brittonia 18(4): 308.