Arenaria bryophylla
Arenaria bryophylla is a flowering plant in the sandwort (Arenaria) genus. It occurs in the Himalaya of China, Tibet, Nepal, and India.[1] It is the highest known flowering plant, occurring as high as 6,180 metres (20,280 ft).[2]
Arenaria bryophylla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Arenaria |
Species: | A. bryophylla |
Binomial name | |
Arenaria bryophylla | |
References
- "Arenaria bryophylla". Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist. ITIS.
- Bezruchka, Stephen; Lyons, Alonzo (2011). Trekking Nepal: A Traveler's Guide (8th ed.). The Mountaineers Books. p. 275.
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