Sagina nivalis
Lesser Alpine Pearlwort, Snow Pearlwort
Also known as: Sagina intermedia Fenzl +8 more
- Sagina intermedia Fenzl
- Sagina intermedia Fenzl ex Ledeb.
- Sagina nivalis f. congesta Lindblad
- Sagina nivalis f. laxa Lindblad
- Sagina nivalis var. nivalis
- Sagina saginoides var. nivalis Lindblad
- Spergella intermedia (Fenzl) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Spergula nivalis Lindblad
- Spergula saginoides var. nivalis Lindblad
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Sagina nivalis (commonly known as Lesser Alpine Pearlwort or Snow Pearlwort) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Montana, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Québec, Svalbard, Sweden, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon