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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Sagina apetala Ard.
Annual Pearlwort

Reference
Animadv.Bot.Spec.Alt. 2:22-23, Tab. 8 , Fig. 1 (1764)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or ascending annual, herb, 0.02-0.4 m high. Fl. green, Jul or Sep to Nov. Sandy soils.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 August 2007
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Mardabilla, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Canning, Claremont, Dandaragan, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Jerramungup, Joondalup, Manjimup, Mundaring, Nannup, Northam, Perth, Plantagenet, South Perth, Stirling, Wanneroo, Waroona, Wickepin, Wongan-Ballidu, Yilgarn.