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Heath Pearlwort
Heath Pearlwort
Sagina subulata
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate heathland
Range
Europe
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Rare

About

This low-growing plant thrives in the dry, sandy soils of European meadows. It forms dense, carpet-like mats that can survive being stepped on by heavy animals.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Sagina
Species
Sagina subulata