Sagina nodosa
Knotted Pearlwort
Also known as: Moehringia nodosa (L.) Crantz +4 more
- Moehringia nodosa (L.) Crantz
- Sagina merinoi Pau
- Sagina nodosa (L.) E.Mey.
- Sagina nodosa f. nodosa
- Sagina nodosa var. nodosa
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Sagina nodosa (commonly known as Knotted Pearlwort) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Poland, Portugal, Prince Edward I., Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, West Siberia, Yakutskiya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Massachusetts
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms