Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Sagina L., Sp. Pl. 128 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Pearlwort
Description
Annual to perennial herbs. Hairs eglandular or glandular or 0. Cauline lvs usually opposite, exstipulate, linear to subulate, connate at base. Fls solitary, terminal or axillary; bracts leaflike; epicalyx 0. Sepals 4–5, free with narrow scarious margin. Petals 4–5, white, entire, 1–2× length of sepals or vestigial or 0; coronal scales 0. Stamens in 1–2 whorls of 4–5, outer whorl opposite sepals. Styles 4–5. Fr. an ovoid many-seeded capsule, 4–5-valved, dehiscing to base. Seeds triangular-ovoid or reniform to subglobose, smooth, papillate or tuberculate, not winged.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 3 |
| Total | 3 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
