Cardionema ramosissimum is a beach-dwelling plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, which is known by the common name sandcarpet.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Cardionema |
| Species: | C. ramosissimum
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| Cardionema ramosissimum | |
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Loeflinga ramosissima | |
Description edit
Cardionema ramosissimum is a flat or clumping mat-forming perennial plant which grows along the coastline of western North America, as well as Chile. From a taproot it extends many petite to sprawling stems up to 30 centimeters long and covered in very tiny leaves, which are about a centimeter long and needlelike.
Filling in the spaces between the spine-shaped leaves are long stipules. The plant bears tiny woolly flowers.
- Uses
This thick plant forms a blanket on the sand and can be used for erosion control on beaches.
External links edit
Media related to Cardionema ramosissimum at Wikimedia Commons
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Cardionema ramosissimum
- USDA Plants Profile
- Cardionema ramosissimum — U.C.Photo gallery
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