Moenchia erecta

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Alsineae
Genus: Moenchia
Species: Moenchia erecta
Subspecies: M. e. subsp. erecta – M. e. subsp. octandra

Name

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Moenchia erecta (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb., Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 1: 219 (1799).

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Sagina erecta L., Sp. Pl. 1: 128 (1753).
  • Homotypic
    • Alsine erecta (L.) Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 405 (1766).
    • Alsinella erecta (L.) Moench, Methodus: 222 (1794).
    • Cerastium erectum (L.) Coss. & Germ., Fl. Descr. Anal. Paris: 39 (1845).
    • Cerastium erectum (L.) Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 18: 268 (1891), isonym
    • Doerriena erecta (L.) Borkh., Rhein. Mag. Erweit. Naturk. 1: 528 (1793).
    • Malachium erectum (L.) Gren., Acad. Sci. Besançon, Séance Publique 1839: 186 (1839).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Great Britain.
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Belgium, Czechoslovakia (extinct), Germany, Netherlands (extinct), Poland (introduced).
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces (introduced).
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
  • Continental: Northern America (introduced)
    • Regional: Western Canada
      • British Columbia.
    • Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Oregon, Washington.
    • Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
      • Illinois.
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California.
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • North Carolina, South Carolina.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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