| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Sagina saginoides (L.) H.Karst. |
| Synonyms | Spergula saginoides L. |
| Sagina arctica Scheutz | |
| Sagina saxatilis Wimmer | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | glabrous, stems numerous, leaves narrowly linear to subulate, acute, flowers solitary, sepals 5, ovate, obtuse, petals 5, sometimes absent |
| Size | 3-6cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | Circumpolar |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
saginoides nevadensis (Boiss. & Reuter) Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 12: 189 (1982)
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