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Sagina saginoides (L.) H. Karst.

Alpine pearlwort (Caryophyllaceae)

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Sagina saginoides, seen here in fruit, is a diminutive Arctic–Alpine plant found in parts of the Scottish Highlands; its flowers have white petals.

Isère (38), France; 2017-07-12

 Alpine pearlwort / Sagina saginoides: _Sagina saginoides_, seen here in fruit, is a diminutive <a href="aa.html">Arctic–Alpine</a> plant found in parts of the Scottish Highlands; its flowers have white petals.

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