Species: Arenaria franklinii var. thompsonii
Thompson's Sandwort
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Arenaria
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Pink Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae - Arenaria - by its shorter sepals, less congested cymes and longer pedicels. However, according to John Gamon, Botanist with the Washington Natural Heritage Program, Washington State specimens reported as this variety are misidentified.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4THQ
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-05-29
Global Status Last Changed
1996-05-29
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Endemic to lands adjacent to the Columbia River in Gulliam, Morrow and possibly Wasco Cos., Oregon and Adams, Franklin, and Benton Cos., Washington. Herbarium records from Umetilla (2 EOs) and Morrow (1 EO) Cos.