Caryophyllaceae
Stickystem pearlwort
Sagina maxima
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Sagina
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Sagina maximaCaryophyllaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 大瓜槌草, 根叶漆姑草
- English
- Stickystem pearlwort
Synonyms
- Sagina crassicaulis var. litoralis (Hultén) Hultén
- Sagina crassicaulis var. littorea (Makino) Hara
- Sagina litoralis Hultén
- Sagina maxima f. crassicaulis (S.Watson) M.Mizush.
- Sagina maxima f. littorea Makino
- Sagina maxima var. littorea (Makino) Hara
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.