Eremogone aculeata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eremogone aculeata (S. Watson) Ikonn.

Prickly sandwort

2001 Jeff Abbas

2014 John Doyen

2017 John Doyen

2023 Alaine Arslan

2016 David popp

Eremogone aculeata is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Arenaria aculeata


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Genus:	Eremogone
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Lodgepole Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Arenaria aculeata
PLANTS	Arenaria aculeata

Information about Eremogone aculeata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ARAC2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/06/2023).