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Fam.: Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.  

Synon.:  Sagina alexandrae  IAMONICO

Genus:  Sagina  L.

This is one of the plants often used as ground cover in cemeteries. Occasionally it runs wild. It is mainly a Western European plant, occurring from Iceland to Spain, but more rarely there are occurrences in many other parts of Europe.


Authors:
   SW.:  Olof Peter Swartz (1760 - 1818), Swedish botanist
   C.PRESL:  Carel Borivoj Presl (1794 - 1852), Bohemian botanist
   GILLOT:  François Xavier Gillot (1842 - 1910), French botanist
   IAMONICO:  Duilio Iamonico (1976 - ), Italian botanist
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Sagina:   sagina = feeding
   subulata:   subula = awl
   glabrata:   became glabrous
   alexandrae:   Alessandra De Litta, partner of the author
 

Sagina subulata var. glabrata / Heath Pearlwort, Scottish Moss, D Essen 21.6.2025
Fig. 1:  Sagina subulata var. glabrata / Heath Pearlwort, Scottish Moss (cultiv.)
D Essen 21.6.2025
Sagina subulata var. glabrata / Heath Pearlwort, Scottish Moss, D Essen 21.6.2025
Fig. 2:  Sagina subulata var. glabrata / Heath Pearlwort, Scottish Moss (cultiv.)
D Essen 21.6.2025
Sagina subulata var. glabrata / Heath Pearlwort, Scottish Moss, D Essen 21.6.2025
Fig. 3:  Sagina subulata var. glabrata / Heath Pearlwort, Scottish Moss (cultiv.)
D Essen 21.6.2025

 


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