About Arenaria ciliata subsp. multicaulis (L.) Arcang.
Taxonomy and Naming
Arenaria ciliata, commonly called fringed sandwort, is a perennial herb belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family.
Edaphic Preference and Habitat
It is a calcicole that grows in open grassland and on bare rock in mountainous regions.
General Distribution
The species is distributed across Europe, with one isolated outlying population in Greenland.
Presence in Britain
It has never been recorded growing in Britain.
Presence in Ireland
It was first found growing on Ben Bulben, County Sligo, Ireland in 1806, and this site remains the only known population of the species in Ireland.
