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| May 2008 at Sanri-ga-hama Beach |
May 2008 at Sanri-ga-hama Beach |
May 2008 at Sanri-ga-hama Beach |
| 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 |
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| May 2008 at Sanri-ga-hama Beach |
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| May 2008 at Sanri-ga-hama Beach |
May 2008 at Sanri-ga-hama Beach |
