Biology:Sagina maxima
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Sagina |
| Species: | S. maxima
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| Sagina maxima A.Gray
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Sagina maxima is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names stickystem pearlwort[1] and thick-stemmed pearlwort. It is native to the west coast of North America from Alaska to California , where it can be found in many types of sandy and rocky coastal habitat. It is a small, fleshy perennial herb growing in a clump of linear leaves and thick stems. The fleshy, pointed leaves are 1 or 2 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a solitary flower with five sepals and five small white petals. There are two subspecies which differ mainly in the arrangement of hairs on the stem.
References
- ↑ "Sagina maxima". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SAMA6. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7399252 entry
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