Sagina apetala Ard.

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Sagina apetala

Photo: Bart Wursten
Ndundu Lodge, Vumba

Sagina apetala

Photo: Bart Wursten
Pine Tree Inn, Juliasdale

Sagina apetala

Photo: Bart Wursten
Pine Tree Inn, Juliasdale

Sagina apetala

Photo: Bart Wursten
By offices John Meikle Forestry Research Station, Stapleford.

Sagina apetala

Photo: Bart Wursten
By offices John Meikle Forestry Research Station, Stapleford.

Sagina apetala

Photo: Bart Wursten
By offices John Meikle Forestry Research Station, Stapleford.

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Synonyms:
Common names: Annual pearlwort (English)
Frequency: Uncommon
Status: Introduced and naturalized
Description:
Very small annual herb, often mistaken for a moss. Leaves needle-like. Flowers pale green; petals absent; sepals 4.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: A weed of moist gardens.
Altitude range: (metres) 1475 - 1810 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Native of Europe; occassional as a naturalized species in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution: C,E
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Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Monday 14 January 2019
Literature:

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 32.


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sagina apetala
African Plant Database: Sagina apetala
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sagina apetala
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sagina apetala
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sagina apetala
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iNaturalist: Sagina apetala
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sagina apetala
JSTOR Plant Science: Sagina apetala
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sagina apetala
Plants of the World Online: Sagina apetala
Tropicos: Sagina apetala
Wikipedia: Sagina apetala


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Sagina apetala.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=123280, retrieved 19 March 2024

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