| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Sagina caespitosa (J.Vahl) Lange |
| Bibliography | Naturh. Bidr. Groenland [H.J.Rink] 2: 133 (1857) |
| Native Range | Subarctic America to e. Canada, n. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | 0-1300m |
| Description | leaves linear, 3-6mm, leaves remnats at base persistent, flowers solitary or in pairs, closely above leaves, to 8mm across, pentamerous, petals longer than purple rimed sepals |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 |
| Synonyms | Arenaria caespitosa J.Vahl Sagina nivalis var. caespitosa (J.Vahl) B.Boivin Spergella caespitosa (J.Vahl) Á.Löve & D.Löve |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (ICE Iceland, NOR Norway, SVA Svalbard, SWE Sweden) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (GNL Greenland, NUN Nunavut) 71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba) 72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NFL Newfoundland, QUE Québec) |