2-752: Sagina (like Colobanthus called " pearlworts ") is a genus of 20–30 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae . These are flowering herbs native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere extending south to tropical mountain areas at high altitudes, reaching just south of the equator in Africa . They are small annual or perennial herbaceous plants, growing to 5–15 cm. The leaves are opposite, often in tight whorl-like clusters, simple linear, typically 5–20 mm long. The flowers are solitary or in small cymes , with four or five green sepals and an equal number of white petals;
4-409: The petal size relative to the sepal size is useful in species identification. The fruit is a small capsule containing several seeds . The following species are accepted by The Plant List : This Caryophyllaceae article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Colobanthus See text Colobanthus is a large genus of small, cushion -like herbaceous plants in
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