Family | Caryophyllaceae |
Subfamily | Alsinoideae |
Tribe | Alsineae |
Scientific name | Sagina maxima A. Gray |
Synonyms | Sagina litoralis Hultén; Sagina crassicaulis S. Watson var. litoralis (Hultén) Hultén |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hama tume-kusa (ハマツメクサ, 浜爪草 [meaning: beach nail weed]) |
(English common name) pearlwort | |
Distribution | (Japan) coastal area of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Canada, USA | |
Habitat | Beach, field neas sea |
Chromosomal number | 2n=44 |
Description | Plants 5-25cm tall. Leaves 1-1.5mm wide. Flowers white ca. 4mm across, flowering in April to August. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Sagina maxima A. Gray |
Sagina maxima A. Gray |
May 2008 at Sanri-ga-hama Beach |
May 2008 at Sanri-ga-hama Beach |
May 2008 at Sanri-ga-hama Beach |
May 2008 at Sanri-ga-hama Beach |
May 2008 at Sanri-ga-hama Beach |