School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Sagina subulata |
Pronunciation: | suh-JYE-nuh sub-you-LAY-tuh |
Common Name: | Irish moss, pearlwort |
Family Name: | Caryophyllaceae |
Plant Type: | Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial |
Key ID Features: | Low-growing prostrate perennial plant forming a thick, dense mat, stems < 10 cm long; leaves opposite, slender subulate (awl-shaped), to 1 cm long; flowers solitary, 4–5 mm wide, five white petals as long as the green sepals; capsules 2.5–3 mm long, seeds triangular shaped, 0.4–0.5 mm, brown and smooth. |
Course(s): | HORT 1155, Level 3 Apprenticeship |
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Propagation: | Seed, Division - above ground parts |
Plant Care: | |
Maintenance: | Low |
Pest Susceptibility: | Leaf scorch, Slugs or snails, |
Location(s): (FEA) Field lab Equipment Area (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa Location Map |