Mountain sandwort
Arenaria montana
- Layer 5 · Ground cover
- Ground cover
Status by region
No restrictions recorded in the lists we checked.
Checked against the European Union list (Regulation 1143/2014) · Portugal's national invasive species list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019) · the Madeira list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019).
Information based on the cited sources, not legal advice — always confirm your local rules.
About
Native to the Iberian Peninsula and south-western Europe, it is a creeping perennial plant. It forms a dense green carpet covered in white flowers in spring, making it excellent for soil retention and ground cover.
It is harvested now — July is one of the harvest months.
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Needs
- Water: Low
- Light: Full sun
- Size: Creeping herb up to 0.15 m
- Mature diameter: 0.5 m
- Soils: Sandy, Loam, Limestone
- Climates: Atlantic coast, Hot, dry Mediterranean, Mountain / cold
Calendar
- January
- February
- March — Planting
- April — Planting
- May — Harvest
- June — Harvest
- July — Harvest
- August
- September — Planting
- October — Planting
- November
- December
- Harvest
- Planting
Medicinal use: It has no known relevant human medicinal or culinary uses.
Where to buy
Related plants
Other species in the same layer or with the same function.
It is harvested now — July is one of the harvest months.
See which trees the mountain sandwort grows well with
We have no trees recorded with this species yet. Start from the tree on your land.
No account needed.
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