Sagina subulata
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Sagina subulata (syn. Sagina pilifera), the heath pearlwort,[2] Irish-moss,[3] awl-leaf pearlwort[4] or Scottish moss, is a species of flowering plant in the pink and carnation family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Europe, from Iceland south to Spain, and east to southern Sweden and Romania. It occurs on dry sandy or gravelly soils.[5][6][7]
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Sagina subulata | |
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Plant in flower, Poland | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Sagina |
Species: | S. subulata |
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Sagina subulata | |
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Not to be confused with Chondrus crispus, a red algae also called Irish Moss.