Thyme-Leaved Sandwort
Arenaria serpyllifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab & more
How to identify Thyme-Leaved Sandwort
Identify Thyme-Leaved Sandwort by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Tiny thyme-like leaves.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Caryophyllaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Thyme-Leaved Sandwort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Arenaria serpyllifolia
- Genus
- Arenaria
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Thyme-Leaved Sandwort itself; the rest are typical of the Caryophyllaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Thyme-Leaved Sandwort
Thyme-Leaved Sandwort (Arenaria serpyllifolia) belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and 2 other states.
Caryophyllaceae
Pink Family
Thyme-Leaved Sandwort belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family.
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