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Moehringia

Moehringia

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A low-growing plant with four petals often found in rocky northern places
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The botanist identified the plant as a member of the Moehringia genus due to its four-petaled flowers.

Examples

  • Moehringia species are often found in rocky alpine environments.

  • Many species of Moehringia can be found in Alaska.

  • Unlike Arenaria, Moehringia typically has only four petals per blossom.

  • The Moehringia plant thrives in rocky soils.

  • The botanist identified the plant as a member of the Moehringia genus due to its four-petaled flowers.

  • Moehringia species are often found in rocky alpine environments.

  • Many species of Moehringia can be found in Alaska.

Compounds

Moehringia mucosa
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant with moss-like leaves and tiny white four-petaled flowers that grows in rocky mountain places

Surface Forms

Moehringia singular
Moehringias plural

Etymology

Moehringia comes from the name of a German botanist, Möhring (written Moehring in Latin), with the Latin ending -ia meaning 'belonging to'. So, Moehringia basically means 'Möhring's plant', which fits because it names a group of small sandwort herbs with four-petaled flowers.