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Sagina saginoides
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Family:
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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Citation: Sagina saginoides (L.) Karsten, Deutsch. Fl. 539. 1882; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 242. 1874; N. C. Majumdar in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 559. 1993; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 22. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 67. 2005.
Spergula saginoides L., Sp. Pl. 441. 1753.
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Description:
Perennial, tufted glabrous herbs; stems ascending or sometimes pro-cumbent, few- to many-branched, not filiform. Leaves: axillary fascicles absent; basal frequently in primary and secondary rosettes 9-45 mm diam., blade linear, 10-20 mm, not succulent, apex apiculate, rarely aristate, glabrous; cauline not conspicuously connate basally. Pedicels frequently recurved during capsular development, erect in fruit, filiform, glabrous. Flowers axillary or terminal, 5-merous, very rarely some 4-merous. Calyx base glabrous; lobes elliptic, 2-2.5 mm, hyaline margins white, apex obtuse to rounded, remaining appressed following capsule dehiscence. Petals elliptic, (1-)1.5-2 mm, shorter than or equaling sepals. Stamens (5 or) 10. Capsules 2.5-3 mm long, dehiscing to base; seeds brown, obliquely triangular with distinct abaxial groove, 0.3-0.4 mm, smooth to slightly pebbled.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-January
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District(s):
Idukki, Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Marshy areas and wetlands in the plains
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Distribution:
Cosmopolitan
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Aquatic:
Yes
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vellimala, Pampa
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