[The Pink Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Pearlworts of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Sagina

Alpine Pearlwort, Arctic Pearlwort: Sagina saginoides (Synonyms: Sagina linnaei, Sagina micrantha, Sagina saginoides var. hesperia, Spergula saginoides)

What may be arctic pearlwort wedged between two rocks in a vernally moist stream bed near the head of Caribou Creek near Colockum Pass, northeast of Ellensburg, WA............July 7, 2012.

Common Pearlwort: Sagina apetala (Synonyms: Sagina apetala var. barbata) -

Western Pearlwort: Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis (Synonym: Sagina occidentalis) -

Bird-eye Pearlwort, Procumbent Pearlwort: Sagina procumbens (Synonym: Sagina procumbens var. compacta) -

Alpine Pearlwort, Arctic Pearlwort: Sagina saginoides (Synonyms: Sagina linnaei, Sagina micrantha, Sagina saginoides var. hesperia, Spergula saginoides) -

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