Conservation status: C
First record: Skrimshire, 1818 Last record: AC Leslie, 1983
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Sagin maritima These specimens were gathered by the River side below Wisbech. Near Bushy Place. Sir JE Smith has made this Plant a distinct Species, under the specific name of maritima. Dickson published this plant under the name of Sagina apetala, in his Hort.Sicc.Brit. Fasc.III. But I think it differs from S. apetala sufficiently to entitle it to be ranked as a distinct Species. W.S.1818. conf. CD Preston 1993, Hort.Sicc.2:WBCH.
Sagina procumbens var. maritima .These Specimens gathered the begining of May on the Salt Marsh near Bushy Place, grew upon the bare soil from which the Grass–sward had been cut the preceeding year; and as the root leaves grew in a perfectly star–like form and the branches spread upon the bare ground as radii from the centre of the Plant the whole had a striking appearance. I labelled it at the time as above; but from frequent observation on the growth of this plant I have no doubt of its being the same with Dr Smith's Sagina maritima. See the Series of Specimens on this Sheet.– S. maritima det. CD Preston 1993, Hort.Sicc.2:WBCH.
No. 1 Gathered the later end of May 1818 No. 2. Gathered the middle of June from the Salt Marsh near Bushy Place. 1818. S. maritima det. CD Preston 1993, Hort.Sicc.2:WBCH.
These three specimens gathered on the Salt marsh near Bushy Place June 30th 1818.[ WS]. S. maritima det. CD Preston 1993, Hort.Sicc.2:WBCH.
Sagina maritima From the Flats below Wisbech – very abundant. [This is written in the 'usual' handwriting] conf. CD Preston 1993. Hort.Sicc.2:WBCH.
Sagina procumbens ? variety This variety I think becomes Smith's Sag. maritima Salt Marshes below Wisbech. m. May.1818. [This is written in the 'usual' handwriting] Hort.Sic. 2:36, a.b.c.d, WBCH.
Wisbech, JS Henslow, 31.8.1831, det N Jardine, CGE.
Tydd Marsh, CC Babington, 3.10.1853, det N Jardine, CGE.
Strand line at base of levée bank, just north of bend in R. Nene (W side of river), Foul Anchor, 466.177
, AC Leslie, 25.6.1983, CGE.