Family Code: CARYOP Genus Code: ARENA Genus CN: sandwort Genus Authority: L. Genus Summary: A genus of about 150-210 species, herbs, of temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, extending southward to the montane tropics of South America and Africa. Genus References: Hartman, Rabeler, & Utech in FNA (2005); Abuhadra (2000); Bittrich in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). [also see Minuartia] Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1