Sagina pilifera
Sagina pilifera is a species of Sagina, native (and endemic) to the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia, where it grows in mountains at altitudes of 1,000–2,700 m. It is a prostrate herbaceous plant growing to 2–8 cm tall, with white flowers 1 cm in diameter.[2][3]
| Sagina pilifera | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Order: | Caryophyllales | 
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae | 
| Genus: | Sagina | 
| Species: | S. pilifera  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Sagina pilifera | |
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Plants from northwestern Europe reported as this species are based on misidentification of Sagina subulata.[4][5]
References
    
- "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
 - Flora Europaea: Sagina pilifera
 - French Flora: Sagina pilifera (in French) Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
 - Flora of Northern Ireland: Sagina subulata
 - Flora of NW Europe: Sagina pilifera
 
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