Index / Search / Arenaria serpyllifolia
§1 Plant
Arenaria serpyllifolia L.
vernacular thymeleaf sandwort — species · Caryophyllaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Arenaria
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 940 counties across 43 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 940 counties across 43 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 24 I ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Carroll 05015
- Craighead 05031
- Drew 05043
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Independence 05063
- Jefferson 05069
- Lawrence 05075
- Lincoln 05079
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Searcy 05129
- Sevier 05133
- Stone 05137
- Washington 05143
California view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Florida view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 11 I ▾
Hawaii view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 11 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 43 I ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edwards 17047
- Fayette 17051
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lawrence 17101
- Macon 17115
- Madison 17119
- Massac 17127
- McLean 17113
- Monroe 17133
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Randolph 17157
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 35 I ▾
- Blackford 18009
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Dearborn 18029
- Elkhart 18039
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Noble 18113
- Parke 18121
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 66 I ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Grant 20067
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Reno 20155
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Stafford 20185
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 28 I ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Bracken 21023
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Clark 21049
- Fayette 21067
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Owen 21187
- Robertson 21201
- Warren 21227
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Maine view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 58 I ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Emmet 26047
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Livingston 26093
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Osceola 26133
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Sanilac 26151
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 71 I ▾
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Nodaway 29147
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Polk 29167
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Scott 29201
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 11 I ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 1 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 2 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 17 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 39 I ▾
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Fulton 36035
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 46 I ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alleghany 37005
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Carteret 37031
- Caswell 37033
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Craven 37049
- Currituck 37053
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Haywood 37087
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Scotland 37165
- Swain 37173
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Watauga 37189
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 52 I ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Ottawa 39123
- Pickaway 39129
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Warren 39165
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 58 I ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 I ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 16 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 43 I ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Benton 47005
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Cocke 47029
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Fentress 47049
- Giles 47055
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Jackson 47087
- Jefferson 47089
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Montgomery 47125
- Overton 47133
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Utah view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 8 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 93 I ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
Washington view state ↗ 17 I ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 22 I ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Calhoun 54013
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Marion 54049
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Pendleton 54071
- Pleasants 54073
- Pocahontas 54075
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Summers 54089
- Tyler 54095
- Upshur 54097
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
Wisconsin view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 3 I ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/ARSE2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/8089871 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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