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Sagina maritima Don

sea pearlwort (Caryophyllaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadNegligible tendencyNW
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Sagina maritima is an annual species (without non-flowering shoots), with blunt leaves, unlike the long-pointed leaves of its annual congeners Sagina apetala and Sagina filicaulis.

Falmouth (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2021-06-02

 sea pearlwort / Sagina maritima: _Sagina maritima_ is an annual species (without non-flowering shoots), with blunt leaves, unlike the long-pointed leaves of its annual congeners _Sagina apetala_ and _Sagina filicaulis_.

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