Sagina japonica

Sagina japonica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sagineae
Genus: Sagina
Species: Sagina japonica

Name

Sagina japonica (Sw.) Ohwi, J. Jap. Bot. 13(6): 438 (1937).

Synonyms

• Sagina echinosperma Hayata
• Sagina sinensis Hance
• Spergula japonica Sw.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate' China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Tibet, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), Ryukyu Isl., North Korea, South Korea, Russian Far East, Assam, Bonin Isl. (Chichijima) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ohwi, J. 1937. Journal of Japanese Botany. [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi]. Tokyo 13: 438.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Sagina japonica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Sagina japonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Sagina japonica. Published online. Accessed: Sep 25 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Sagina japonica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Sep 2019. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sagina japonica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Asian Pearlwort, Japanese pearlwort
• 日本語: ツメクサ
• 한국어: 개미자리
• 中文（臺灣）: 瓜槌草
• 中文: 漆姑草

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