About Arenaria ciliata L.
Arenaria ciliata, commonly known as fringed sandwort, is a perennial herb belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. It is a calcicole, meaning it favors environments with alkaline, calcium-rich soil, growing in open grassland and on bare rock in mountainous regions. Its native range covers Europe, with one isolated outlying population located in Greenland. The species has never been recorded growing in Britain. In 1806, it was discovered growing on Ben Bulben in County Sligo, Ireland, and this site is still the only known population of the species in Ireland.
