Flower ID: IMG_0459.JPG-05-15-2022 Flower name (scientific): Arenaria serpyllifolia Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ar-en-AR-e-a (or a-re-NA-ri-a or ar-en-AH-ree-a) ser-pil-ly-FOH-lee-a Flower name (common): Thyme-leaved Sandwort Family name (common): Pink Family name (scientific): Caryophyllaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin for sand dweller, refers to the common habitat where the plants are found. Specific epithet: With leaves like Thymus serpyllum (wild thyme). Common name origin: Having leaves like thyme and its preference for sandy habitats. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (5 to 8 mm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme Plant description: Size: 2 to 18 inches (5 to 46 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, elliptic to broadly ovate (FNA). Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): May to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Disturbed sites, waste areas, roadsides, fields, sandy to rocky soil, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Brown, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Portage, Rock, Richland, Sauk, Sheboygan, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia (The other infraspecifics are Arenaria serpyllifolia var. lloydii (Jordan) J. Lloyd, Arenaria serpyllifolia var. macrosepala Karl Heinz Rechinger. Neither of the two varieties are recorded from North America.) Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC