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Sagina maritima Don

Sea Pearlwort

Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Sagina maritima
Sagina debilis
Sagina densa
Sagina rodriguezii
Sagina stricta

Related species

Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl - Knotted Pearlwort
Sagina subulata (Sw.) C. Presl - Heath Pearlwort
Sagina saginoides (L.) H. Karst. - Alpine Pearlwort
Sagina procumbens L. - Procumbent Pearlwort
Sagina maritima Don - Sea Pearlwort
Sagina apetala Ard. - Annual Pearlwort

Traits


    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: free, all rounded at the apex. stamina: 4. styli: 4, inserte...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Sagina maritima

Legend

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

Sagina maritima

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

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

Ecology

Sagina maritima

Sagina maritima

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • salt marshes

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded, occasionally saline habitats

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