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Sagina maxima

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Caryophyllaceae

Scientific name
  
Sagina maxima

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Sagina

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Sagina saginoides, Sagina japonica, Sagina procumbens, Sagina apetala, Sagina nodosa

Sagina maxima is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names stickystem pearlwort 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.

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Sagina maxima Wikipedia