genus moehringia

1. Low-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and Arctic northern hemisphere: sandworts;
   Distinguished from members of the genus Arenaria mainly by having four-petaled rather than five-petaled flowers (synset 111833042)
   is a type of: caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
   member holonym:

   • moehringia lateriflora, sandwort - low-growing herb having clusters of small white four-petaled flowers
   • moehringia mucosa, sandwort - loosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe
   belongs to: carnation family, caryophyllaceae, family caryophyllaceae, pink family - large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
   same as: moehringia

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