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Sagina apetala Ard.

Annual Pearlwort

Caryophyllaceae

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus: Sagina (Pearlwort)

Synonyms

Sagina apetala
Sagina ambigua
Sagina apetala Ard. subsp.
Sagina apetala subsp. ciliata
Sagina apetala subsp. erecta
Sagina apetala subsp. lamyi
Sagina apetala subsp. reuteri
Sagina ciliata
Sagina ciliata Fr. var.
Sagina ciliata var. minor
Sagina depressa
Sagina filicaulis
Sagina lamyi
Sagina melitensis
Sagina micropetala
Sagina patula
Sagina reuteri

Maximal 10 cm tall, annual. inflorescence: flowers solitary to dichasial. flowers: whitish. perianth: per whorl 4‑leaved. petals: 0.5‑times as long as the sepals, often absent or dropping off early. sepals: accumbent to the capsule, free, (almost) as long as the caps...

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Distribution in Europe

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The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

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	Natural, established occurences
	Artificial occurences

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Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Sagina apetala

Status

native

Habitat

extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

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Sagina apetala Ard.

Annual Pearlwort

Caryophyllaceae

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Distribution in Germany

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