Sagina nodosa subsp. borealis

G. E. Crow

Rhodora 80: 28, figs. 7, 8. 1978.

Common names: Sagine boréale
Illustrated
Synonyms: Sagina nodosa var. borealis (G. E. Crow) Cronquist
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 142.

Stems glabrous or weakly pubescent at nodes. Basal leaf blades glabrous. Pedicels glabrous or weakly pubescent distally. Flowers: calyx base glabrous or weakly pubescent. 2n = 56.


Phenology: Flowering mid-late summer.
Habitat: Chiefly shoreline, rock crevices, wet gravels and sands, tufts of moss along rocky coasts and shores of large lakes
Elevation: 0-300 m

Distribution

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Greenland, Alta., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Maine, Mich., Minn., n Europe.

Discussion

In populations along the shores of Lake Superior, plants sometimes occur with glandular hairs sparsely distributed on the stems, chiefly or solely at the bases of the nodes, as well as on the pedicels and calyces.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Garrett E. Crow +
G. E. Crow +
Spergula nodosa +
Sagine boréale +
Greenland +, Alta. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Maine +, Mich. +, Minn. +  and n Europe. +
0-300 m +
Chiefly shoreline, rock crevices, wet gravels and sands, tufts of moss along rocky coasts and shores of large lakes +
Flowering mid-late summer. +
Illustrated +
Sagina nodosa var. borealis +
Sagina nodosa subsp. borealis +
Sagina nodosa +
subspecies +