Arenaria

See also: arenaria and arenária

Translingual edit

Arenaria erinacea (Caryophyllaceae)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Arenaria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – turnstones, that forage for invertebrates along sea coasts worldwide, notably under small stones.
A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – sandworts.

(genus in Scolopacidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Charadrii - suborder; Scolopacidae - family
(genus in Caryophyllaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Caryophyllaceae - family; Arenarieae - tribe

(genus in Scolopacidae): Arenaria interpres - type species; Arenaria melanocephala - other species
(genus in Caryophyllaceae): Arenaria serpyllifolia - type species; for the numerous other species see Arenaria at The Plant List.