Sagina subulata

Sagina subulata ((syn. Sagina pilifera), the heath pearlwort, Irish-moss, awl-leaf pearlwort or Scottish moss, is a species of flowering plant in the pink and carnation family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Europe, from Iceland south to Spain, and east to southern Sweden and Romania. It occurs on dry sandy or gravelly soils.

Sagina subulata
Plant in flower, Poland
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Sagina
Species:
S. subulata
Binomial name
Sagina subulata
Synonyms
  • Alsine subulata (Sw.) E.H.L. Krause
  • Phaloe subulata (Sw.) Dumort.
  • Spergella subulata (Sw.) Rchb.
  • Spergula subulata Sw.
Not to be confused with Chondrus crispus, a red algae also called Irish Moss.
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