Apetalous sandwort
Moehringia trinervia [Clairv.]

Moehringia trinervia, known as apetalous sandwort, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. Native to Eurasia, it has been introduced to North America.
Description
Moehringia trinervia is a flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, commonly called apetalous sandwort. It is native to regions including Portugal, Flanders, the Baltic States, and parts of China, and has been introduced to the conterminous 48 United States and other areas. First described in 1811, it is found across various parts of Europe, North Africa, and Asia. The species is characterized by its apetalous flowers and is part of the genus Moehringia.
Other common names
Apetalous sandwortthree-nerved sandwortthree-veined sandwort
Distribution
Portugal Continental · TW · Flanders · SE · NO · DK · conterminous 48 United States · Albania · Algeria · Altay · Austria · Baltic States · Belarus · Belgium · Bulgaria · Central European Rus · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · Corse · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · East European Russia · Finland · France · Germany · Great Britain · Greece · Hungary · Iran
Synonyms
Strophium trinerviumAlsine trinerviaAlsinella trinervisArenaria brevifloraArenaria nemorosaArenaria nervosaArenaria petiolataArenaria plantagineaArenaria trinerviaStellaria anhweiensis
