Caryophyllaceae
Snow pearlwort
Sagina nivalis
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Sagina
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Sagina nivalisCaryophyllaceae
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Common names
By language (6)
- English
- Snow pearlwort
- Finnish
- Lumihaarikko
- Icelandic
- Snækrækill
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Jøkelsmåarve
- Swedish
- Dvärgnarv
- Welsh
- Corwlyddyn yr eira
Synonyms
- Sagina intermedia Fenzl
- Sagina nivalis var. nivalis
- Spergella intermedia (Fenzl) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Spergula saginoides var. nivalis Lindblom
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
More in Sagina
- Procumbent pearlwortSagina procumbensCaryophyllaceae
- Knotted pearlwortSagina nodosaCaryophyllaceae
- Arctic pearlwortSagina saginoidesCaryophyllaceae
- Sea pearlwortSagina maritimaCaryophyllaceae
- Annual pearlwortSagina apetalaCaryophyllaceae
- Japanese pearlwortSagina japonicaCaryophyllaceae
- Stickystem pearlwortSagina maximaCaryophyllaceae
- Tufted pearlwortSagina caespitosaCaryophyllaceae
- Trailing pearlwortSagina decumbensCaryophyllaceae
- Sagina glabraCaryophyllaceae
- Sagina micropetalaCaryophyllaceae
- Sagina piliferaCaryophyllaceae
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.