PLANTS Profile for Sagina nodosa ssp. nodosa (knotted pearlwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl ssp. nodosa
knotted pearlwort

Symbol:

SANON

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I?
SPM		I?

More Information:

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Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl ssp. nodosa

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Synonyms:
Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl ssp. nodosa

	SANOG	Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl var. glandulosa (Besser) Asch.
	SANOP3	Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl var. pubescens (Besser) Mert. & W.D.J. Koch
	SPNO	Spergella nodosa (L.) Rchb.

Distribution:
Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl ssp. nodosa


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (MA, ME), CAN (LB, NB, NF, NS, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl ssp. nodosa

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 11 species in Sagina, 2 subspecies in Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl

Classification:
Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl ssp. nodosa

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Sagina L. – pearlwort
Species	Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl – knotted pearlwort
Subspecies	Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl ssp. nodosa – knotted pearlwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl ssp. nodosa

This plant and the related entityitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Massachusetts:
knotted pearlwort		Threatened
Michigan:
Sagina nodosa
pearlwort		Threatened

Introduced Information:
Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl ssp. nodosa

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl ssp. nodosa

Sagina nodosa:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

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Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU+,FAC

FAC

FACU+*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl ssp. nodosa

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20032.

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 09:13 PM MDT