Sandstone ( Latin: Arenária ) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the Carnation family ( Caryophyllaceae ).
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 Thyme gerbil ( Arenaria serpyllifolia ), flowering plant | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arenaria L. (1753) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arenaria serpyllifolia L. [2] - Gerbil thyme | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
Title
The name of the genus is given by the habitat of plants and comes from the substantiated form of the adjective feminine to lat. arenárius - sandy [3] [4] .
Botanical Description
Perennial , biennial or, less commonly, annual herbaceous plants 3 to 30 cm high, without creeping underground shoots .
Leaves without stipules , broadly lanceolate, ovate or elliptical 2.5–16 mm long.
The flowers are bisexual, white, five-dimensional, 4-8 mm in diameter, collected in more or less branched dichasia inflorescences , less often single on the tops of branches or in the axils of the leaves. Petals whole or slightly notched, longer or shorter than calyx. Stamens 10 (8), columns 3. Sepals 5, free, lanceolate or lanceolate-ovoid, 2.5-4.5 mm long. The ovary is single-celled, with numerous ovules and (2) 3 (4) styloids .
Fruits - multi-seeded capsules , opening (4) 6 (8) teeth. Seeds 0.3-0.5 mm in diameter, tuberous without appendages.
Geographical distribution
The genus contains more than 270 species [5] , distributed mainly in cold and moderately warm regions of the Northern Hemisphere . In the tropical zone is found only in mountainous areas, usually at high altitudes.
Areas of the greatest species richness of gerbils - Front and Central Asia ; A significant number of species are found in Eastern Siberia .
In the flora of Russia there are about 10 species, in the Central Russian region - 6 [6] .
Views
According to the database of The Plant List (2013), the genus includes 272 species [7] . Type species: Arenaria serpyllifolia L. typus [2] - Thyme gerbil . The plant is widespread in temperate regions of Europe and West Asia.
The gerbil species indicated in the handbooks that are found in the middle zone of the European part of Russia [8] , for the most part now belong to the genus Desert ( Eremogone ):
- Arenaria koriniana fisch . ex Fenzl - gerbil Corina . Grows on gravelly slopes. The Plant List has the name Arenaria koriniana Fisch in the database . ex Fenzl is considered synonymous with the correct name Eremogone procera ( Spreng. ) Rchb. [9]
- Arenaria longifolia Bieb. - The gerbil is long leaved . Distributed in steppes, steppe meadows in areas of the chernozem strip; north - an alien plant along the railways. The Plant List has the name Arenaria longifolia Bieb in the database . considered synonymous with the correct name Eremogone longifolia ( M. Bieb. ) Fenzl [10]
- Arenaria micradenia P. Smirnov - Small iron gerbil . It grows in the steppes, edges, oak forests, mainly in the areas of the chernozem strip. In the The Plant List database, the name Arenaria micradenia P. Smirnov is considered synonymous with the correct name Eremogone procera ( Spreng. ) Rchb. [eleven]
- Arenaria procera Spreng. - The gerbil is high . It grows in the steppes, on rocky slopes in the areas of the chernozem strip. The Plant List has the name Arenaria procera Spreng in the database . considered synonymous with the correct name Eremogone procera ( Spreng. ) Rchb. [12]
- Arenaria saxatilis L. - Rock gerbil , or gerbil narrow-leaved . It occurs in steppe forests, sands, steppes. In the Plant List database, the name Arenaria saxatilis L. is considered synonymous with the correct name Eremogone saxatilis ( L. ) Ikonn. [13]
- Arenaria uralensis Pall. ex spreng. - Ural gerbil . It is found in all areas of central Russia on sandy soils. The Plant List has the name Arenaria uralensis Pall in the database . ex spreng. considered synonymous with the correct name Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. leptoclados ( Rchb. ) Nyman [14]
Notes
- ↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
- ↑ 1 2 Information about the genus Arenaria in the Index Nominum Genericorum database of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) .
- ↑ Flora of the USSR, T. 6. - M-L .: Publishing House of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1959. - p. 517
- ↑ Kaden N.N., Terentyeva N.N. An etymological dictionary of scientific names of vascular plants wild-growing and bred in the USSR. Vol. 1 - M .: publishing house of Moscow State University, 1979. - p. 197
- ↑ The Plant List : Arenaria
- ↑ Kiseleva K.V., Mayorov S.R., Novikov V.S. Flora of central Russia: Atlas-determinant / Ed. prof. V.S. Novikov. - M .: ZAO Fiton +, 2010. - S. 228—229. - 544 p. with. - ISBN 978-5-93457-307-3 .
- ↑ Arenaria . The Plant List . Version 1.1. (2013). Date of treatment July 8, 2016.
- ↑ Elenevsky A.G. , Kuranova N.G. Arenaria L. - Gerbil // Flora of the Middle Strip of the European part of Russia. - 10th ed. - M .: T-in scientific. KMK editions, 2006. - S. 222. - ISBN 5-83317-321-5 .
- ↑ Arenaria koriniana (English) : information on the name of a taxon on The Plant List (version 1.1, 2013) (Retrieved July 8, 2016) .
- ↑ Eremogone longifolia (English) : information on the name of a taxon on The Plant List (version 1.1, 2013) (Retrieved July 8, 2016) .
- ↑ Arenaria micradenia (English) : information on the name of a taxon on The Plant List (version 1.1, 2013) (Retrieved July 8, 2016) .
- ↑ Arenaria procera (English) : information on the name of a taxon on The Plant List (version 1.1, 2013) (Retrieved July 8, 2016) .
- ↑ Arenaria saxatilis (English) : information on the name of a taxon on The Plant List (version 1.1, 2013) (Retrieved July 8, 2016) .
- ↑ Arenaria uralensis (English) : information on the name of a taxon on The Plant List (version 1.1, 2013) (Retrieved July 8, 2016) .
Literature
- Tsvelev N.N. Genus 13. Gerbil - Arenaria L. // Flora of Eastern Europe / Ed. ed. and ed. volumes N. N. Tsvelev. - M .; SPb .: Partnership of scientific publications of KMK, 2004. - T. XI. - S. 182-186. - 536 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 5-87317-160-2 . - UDC 582.683.2 (470.1 / 6)
- Shishkin B.K. , Kiorring O. E. Genus 466. Gerbil - Arenaria // Flora of the USSR : in 30 tons / chap. ed. V.L. Komarov . - M .; L .: Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR , 1936. - T. 6 / ed. volumes B.K. Shishkin . - S. 517-539. - 956, XXXVI p. - 5200 copies.
- Gerbil, plant // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Links
- Gerbil on USDA NRCS website Checked May 23, 2012
- Gerbil in the Encyclopedia of Ornamental Garden Plants Retrieved May 23, 2012