| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl |
| Synonyms | Spergula nodosa L. |
| Sagina laxa Bonnier | |
| Sagina perpusilla Thell. | |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | arctic-alpine |
| Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves in rosette, linear, mucronate, glabrous or sparsely glandular ciliate, flowers 1-2, terminal, sepals 5, broadly lanceolate, obtuse, petals 5 |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Denmark , Finland , Fřroyar , Great Britain , Iceland , Ireland , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Netherlands , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Portugal , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Romania ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Central European Russia , East European Russia , North European Russia , South European Russia , Northwest European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia , Yakutskiya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
nodosa borealis G.E.Crow, Rhodora 80: 28 (1978)
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