Sagina maxima

A.Gray (1859)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Caryophyllaceae Genus: Sagina

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Extirpated

Island Status

Maui Extirpated

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 6: 382 (1859)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:506 (EM? [as S. subulata, reported by Hillebrand (1888) from ‘Ulupalakua, not seen since], DESCR); POWO 2025 (Syn. S. subulata = S. hawaiensis); Iamonico 2025:377 (Syn. S. hawaiensis = S. maxima, S. subulata = S. alexandrae [not in Hawai‘i])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date