Pan India Bouquets

Sagina saginoides (L.) H.Karst.

Family : Caryophyllaceae
(Pink Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
Basionym : Spergula saginoides L.
Synonym(s) : Alsine linnaei Jess.; Alsine saginoides Crantz; Alsinella alpestris Bubani; Alsinella saginoides (L.) Greene; Moehringia subulata Clairv.; Phaloe saginoides (L.) Dumort.; Sagina arctica Scheutz; Sagina baumgartenii Simonk.; Sagina macrocarpa (Rchb.) Maly; Sagina olympica Stoj. & Jordanov; Sagina rosoni Merino; Sagina saginoides subsp. macrocarpa (Rchb.) Soó; Sagina saxatilis (Wimm. & Grab.) Wimm.; Sagina spergella Fenzl; Spergella macrocarpa Rchb.; Spergella nuriensis Vayr.; Spergella saginella Rchb.; Spergella saginoides (L.) Rchb.; Spergella saxatilis Schur; Spergula micrantha Bunge; Spergula saginoides L.; Spergula saxatilis Wimm. & Grab.; Spergula semidecandra Turcz. ex Ledeb.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sagina saginoides (L.) H.Karst.
Common name : Alpine Pearlwort, Arctic Pearlwort
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : On moist sand in Alpine and temperate Himalayas, altitude up to 3960 m., Western Ghats, altitude about 1800-2400 m.
Flower, Fruit : May-January
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Temperate Northern Hemisphere to Mexico.
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Temperate Northern Hemisphere to Mexico.
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 81; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 214
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Sagina saginoides. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.

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