Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, often along or near the coast; Alaska to California.
Habitat: Moist sand or rocks.
Flowers: June-September
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Annual, Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Usually glabrous, fleshy biennial or perennial, the stems prostrate to ascending, slender, usually branched, up to 15 cm. long.
Basal leaves numerous, forming rosettes, 1-3 cm. long and up to 2 mm. broad; cauline leaves opposite, linear, 5-15 mm. long, often with bundles of secondary leaves in the axils.
Flowers solitary in the leaf axils and terminal on the branches; pedicles nearly filiform, 10-35 mm. long; sepals 5, distinct, erect, 3-3.5 mm. long; petals 5, white, shorter than the sepals; stamens 5; styles 5, alternate with the sepals.
Capsule 1.5-2 times as long as the calyx, 5-valved.
Publication: Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 6: 382. 1858.
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ssp. crassicaulis – stick-stemmed pearlwort
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, often along or near the coast; Alaska to California. - ssp. maxima – stick-stemmed pearlwort Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington along or near the coast; Alaska to Washington;
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Sagina maxima in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Sagina maxima checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Sagina maxima information.
E-Flora BC: Sagina maxima atlas page.
CalPhotos: Sagina maxima photos.
USDA Plants: Sagina maxima information.
