Sagina subulata - Revision history

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Sagina subulata, Wimm. (S. pilifera, Hort. Spergula pilifera, Hort. Spergula subulata, Sw.). Pearlwort. An evergreen, hardy, densely tufted little plant, covering the ground like a sheet of moss: lvs. very small, stiff, aristate on the margin, linear: sts. branching and creeping: fls. white, studded all over the plant on long, very slender peduncles. July-Sept. Corsica. R.H. 1896, p. 435. R.B. 20:153. Var. aurea has lvs. marked with yellow. A good rock-plant in shady places. Cult. similar to arenaria. Prop. by division.
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Sagina|genus page]].''

==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==


==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963




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+'''''Sagina subulata''''' ('''Heath Pearlwort'''; [[synonymy|syn.]] ''Sagina pilifera'' auct. non (DC.) Fenzl) is a species of ''[[Sagina]]'', native to [[Europe]], from [[Iceland]] south to [[Spain]], and east to southern [[Sweden]] and [[Romania]]. It occurs on dry sandy or gravelly soils.<ref>[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Sagina&SPECIES_XREF=subulata&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: ''Sagina subulata'']</ref><ref>[http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/caryophylla/sagin/sagisub.html Den virtuella floran: ''Sagina subulata'' (in Swedish, with maps)]</ref><ref name=fnwe>Flora of NW Europe: [http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/BIS/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=1928 ''Sagina subulata'']</ref>
-| name = ''Sagina subulata''
-| common_names = Heath Pearlwort
+Heath Pearlwort is a low-growing prostrate perennial plant forming a thick, dense mat with stems less than 10 cm long, and slender subulate (awl-shaped) [[leaf|leaves]] up to 1 cm long. The [[flower]]s are 4–5 mm diameter, with five white petals the same length as the green sepals; they are produced singly on erect stems 2–4 cm long. The seeds are smooth, brown, triangular shaped, 0.4–0.5 mm, produced in a [[capsule (fruit)|capsule]] 2.5–3 mm long.<ref name=fnwe/><ref name=blamey>Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. ISBN 0-340-40170-2</ref><ref>[http://www.soortenbank.nl/soorten.php?soortengroep=flora_nl&id=2468&menuentry=soorten ''Sagina subulata'']</ref>
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-''Sagina subulata'' ( syn. ''S. pilifera'' Hort., ''Spergula pilifera'' Hort., ''Spergula subulata'' Sw.). Heath Pearlwort. An evergreen, hardy, densely tufted little plant, covering the ground like a sheet of moss: lvs. very small, stiff, aristate on the margin, linear: sts. branching and creeping: fls. white, studded all over the plant on long, very slender peduncles. July-Sept. Corsica. R.H. 1896, p. 435. R.B. 20:153. Var. aurea has lvs. marked with yellow. A good rock-plant in shady places. Cult. similar to [[Arenaria]]. Prop. by division.
+''Sagina subulata'' ( syn. ''S. pilifera'' Hort., ''Spergula pilifera'' Hort., ''Spergula subulata'' Sw.). Heath Pearlwort. An evergreen, hardy, densely tufted little plant, covering the ground like a sheet of moss: lvs. very small, stiff, aristate on the margin, linear: sts. branching and creeping: fls. white, studded all over the plant on long, very slender peduncles. July-Sept. Corsica.
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+== Varieties ==
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+There are two [[variety (botany)|varieties]], ''Sagina subulata'' var. ''subulata'' with glandular-hairy sepals, and ''Sagina subulata'' var. ''glabrata'' Gillot with hairless sepals; the latter is often a [[lawn]] weed, and has been confused with the related Mediterranean species ''[[Sagina pilifera]]''.<ref name=fnwe/><ref name=fni>Flora of Northern Ireland: [http://www.habitas.org.uk/flora/species.asp?item=3050 ''Sagina subulata'']</ref> The [[cultivar]] 'Aurea' is grown as a garden plant.<ref>[http://www.horticopia.com/hortpix/html/pb11286.htm Horticopia: ''Sagina subulata'' 'Aurea']</ref>
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-| common_names = Irish moss, Scotch moss
+| common_names = Heath Pearlwort
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+| wide = 5-10cm
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+| origin =   Europe
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+| poisonous = no
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-| exposure = full sun, part-shade
+| exposure = full sun
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+| features = dense low mat-like foliage
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+| usda_zones = 5-10
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-| regnum = Plantae  <!--- Kingdom -->
+| regnum = Plantae
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+| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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+| classis = Magnoliopsida
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+| ordo = Caryophyllales
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+| familia = Caryophyllaceae
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+| genus = [[Sagina]]
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-[[Sagina]] subulata. (S. pilifera, Hort. Spergula pilifera, Hort. Spergula subulata, Sw.). Pearlwort. An evergreen, hardy, densely tufted little plant, covering the ground like a sheet of moss: lvs. very small, stiff, aristate on the margin, linear: sts. branching and creeping: fls. white, studded all over the plant on long, very slender peduncles. July-Sept. Corsica. R.H. 1896, p. 435. R.B. 20:153. Var. aurea has lvs. marked with yellow. A good rock-plant in shady places. Cult. similar to [[Arenaria]]. Prop. by division.
+''Sagina subulata'' ( syn. ''S. pilifera'' Hort., ''Spergula pilifera'' Hort., ''Spergula subulata'' Sw.). Heath Pearlwort. An evergreen, hardy, densely tufted little plant, covering the ground like a sheet of moss: lvs. very small, stiff, aristate on the margin, linear: sts. branching and creeping: fls. white, studded all over the plant on long, very slender peduncles. July-Sept. Corsica. R.H. 1896, p. 435. R.B. 20:153. Var. aurea has lvs. marked with yellow. A good rock-plant in shady places. Cult. similar to [[Arenaria]]. Prop. by division.
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