Pollinator plant

Mountain Sandwort

Arenaria montana

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Common names

17 names · 13 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (12)
Dutch
  • Bergzandmuur
  • Zandmuur
French
Czech
  • písečnice horská[2]
Danish
  • bjergmarkarve[2]
Finnish
Hungarian
  • Hegyi Homokhúr[2]
Japanese
  • ハナフスマ[2]
Lithuanian
  • Kalninė smiltė[2]
Russian
  • Песчанка горная[2]
Slovak
  • piesočnica horská[2]
Spanish
Swedish
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Arenaria montana — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Mountain Sandwort — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • large-flowered sandwort — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • ala de mosca muerta — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • arenaria — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • pamplina espinosa — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • Sabline des montagnes — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
[2] Arenaria montana — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Mountain Sandwort — results[12].names[1]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • large-flowered sandwort — results[12].names[10]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • ala de mosca muerta — results[12].names[6]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • arenaria — results[12].names[4]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • pamplina espinosa — results[12].names[5]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • Sabline des montagnes — results[12].names[2]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • písečnice horská — results[12].names[3]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • ハナフスマ — results[12].names[7]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • bergnarv — results[12].names[8]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • Песчанка горная — results[12].names[9]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • Kalninė smiltė — results[12].names[11]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • bjergmarkarve — results[12].names[12]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • Hegyi Homokhúr — results[12].names[13]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • vuoriarho — results[12].names[14]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
  • piesočnica horská — results[12].names[15]; taxon id 324710; Arenaria montana.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Caryophyllaceae

Genus-level classification for Arenaria; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Iberian Pen. to C. & NW. France, N. Morocco.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Mountain Sandwort (Arenaria montana) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers in June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Arenaria — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 911540; ID 4GD; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Arenaria montana — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1312445; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1179562, 1179563, 1179564, 1179565

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.