Plants : CaryophyllaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Arenaria balearica L.

Mossy Sandwort

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Arenaria balearica

Description: An attractive garden wall plant with small white flowers on long stalks. It is a native of the Balearic and other western Mediterranean islands, but is naturalised on a few walls in some districts such as about Holywood, Co. Down.

All names: Arenaria balearica L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Arenaria balearica at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Arenaria balearica at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Arenaria balearica. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3064. Accessed on 2026-11-02.