An illustrated flora of the An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian ed2illustratedflo02brit Year: 1913 ALSINACEAE. Vol. II. 4. Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl. Knotted Pearlwort or Spurry. Fig. 1776. Spcrgiila vojosa L. Sp. PI. 440. 1753. Sagtna nodosa Fenzl, Verbr. Alsin. 18. 1833. Perennial, tufted, erect or decumbent, 2'-6' high, stems sparingly branched, slender, glabrous, or slightly glandular- pubescent above. Lower l
An illustrated flora of the An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian ed2illustratedflo02brit Year: 1913 ALSINACEAE. Vol. II. 4. Sagina nodosa (L.) Fenzl. Knotted Pearlwort or Spurry. Fig. 1776. Spcrgiila vojosa L. Sp. PI. 440. 1753. Sagtna nodosa Fenzl, Verbr. Alsin. 18. 1833. Perennial, tufted, erect or decumbent, 2'-6' high, stems sparingly branched, slender, glabrous, or slightly glandular- pubescent above. Lower leaves linear, teretish, 4'-8' long, mucronulate, the upper shorter and with clusters of minute ones in their axils; flowers few, about 3' broad, terminating the stem and branches; sepals, petals and styles 5; stamens 10; peduncles 3'-8' long; sepals obtuse, i' long; petals obo- vate. longer than the calyx, as is also the ovoid pod. In wet places, Massachusetts to Greenland ; Lake Superior, Lake Winnipeg and Arctic Sea. Northern Europe and Asia. Summer. ARENARIA L. Sp. PL 423. 1753. Annual or perennial, mainly tufted herbs, with sessile leaves, and terminal cymose or capitate, rarely axillary and solitary, white flowers. Sepals 5. Petals 5, entire or scarcely emarginate, rarely none. Stamens 10. Styles generally 3 (rarely 2-5). Ovary l-cel!ed, many-ovuled. Capsule globose or oblong, dehiscent at the apex by as many valves or teeth as there are styles, or twice as many. Seeds reniform-globose or compressed. [Latin, sand, in allusion to the habitat of many species.] About 150 species, of wide geographic distribution. Type species; Arenaria serfyllifolia L. Valves of the capsule 2-cleft or 2-toothed, sometimes appearing as if double the number of the styles. Leaves ovate or oblong. Sepals acuminate ; annual herbs of w Capsule flask-shaped, firm. Capsule nearly cylindric. papery. Sepals obtuse or scarcely acute ; pen Leaves subulate or setaceous. Cymes very dense ; stems i'-4' tall.
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