Moenchia erecta
A species in the Caryophyllaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Moenchia
- Species
- Moenchia erecta
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1799
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Moenchia erecta. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
15 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alsine erectaName author: (L.) Crantz
- Alsine quaternellaName author: E.H.L.Krause
- Alsinella erectaName author: Moench
- Cerastium erectumName author: Coss. & Germ.
- Cerastium erectumName author: Cosson & Germ.
- Cerastium octandrumName author: E.G.Camus
- Cerastium quaternellumName author: Fenzl
- Doerriena erectaName author: Borkh.
- Malachium erectumName author: (L.) Gren.
- Malachium octandrumName author: (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Gren.
- Moenchia erecta subsp. erectaName author: Not supplied
- Moenchia erecta subsp. octandraName author: (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Cout.
- Moenchia octandraName author: J.Gay
- Sagina erectaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Sagina octandraName author: Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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