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Sagina (like Colobanthus called "pearlworts") is a genus of 20–30 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. These are flowering herbs native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere extending south to tropical mountain areas at high altitudes, reaching just south of the equator in Africa .
Sagina subulata (syn. Sagina pilifera), the heath pearlwort, [2] Irish-moss, [3] awl-leaf pearlwort [4] or Scottish moss, is a species of flowering plant in the pink and carnation family Caryophyllaceae.
Sagina pilifera is a species of Sagina, native (and endemic) to the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia, where it grows in mountains at altitudes of 1,000–2,700 m. It is a prostrate herbaceous plant growing to 2–8 cm tall, with white flowers 1 cm in diameter.
Sagina maritima is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name sea pearlwort. [1] It is found throughout Europe , Southwest Asia , North Africa , the Canary Islands and the Azores .
Sagina procumbens is a species of flowering plant. in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names procumbent pearlwort, [1] birdeye pearlwort [2] and matted pearlwort. It can be found throughout the Northern Hemisphere and parts of South America.
Sagina apetala is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names annual pearlwort [1] and dwarf pearlwort. It is native to Europe and it is known elsewhere as an introduced species, including parts of North America. It grows in many types of disturbed habitat, such as cracks in the sidewalk.
Sagina saginoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names arctic pearlwort [2] or alpine pearlwort. It has a circumboreal distribution; it can be found throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in subalpine and alpine climates and other mountainous habitat at lower ...
Sagina decumbens is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names trailing pearlwort [1] and western pearlwort. It is native to several areas of North America, where it can be found in many types of habitat. It is a small annual herb producing a threadlike green or purplish stem growing erect or trailing ...