Sagina maxima Calflora

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Taxon Report

Sagina maxima A. Gray

Stickystem pearlwort

2015 Zoya Akulova (ssp. crassicaulis)

2011 Sangeet Khalsa (ssp. crassicaulis)

Sagina maxima is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~63 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. crassicaulis
Genus:	Sagina
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Sagina maxima from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (SAMA6) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).