Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sagina decumbens
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Trailing Pearlwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagina decumbens ssp. decumbens
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sagina decumbens ssp. decumbens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Sagina decumbens ssp. decumbens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-10-001:
Sagina decumbens FAMILY Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sagina decumbens
COMMON NAME:
Trailing Pearlwort, Eastern Pearlwort, Annual Pearlwort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 wik_s_decumbens_bb_1913
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COMPARE)
Bruce A. Sorrie bas_s_decumbens1b
April
Leaves joined at the base, linear, to 1/2" long, bristle-tipped, smooth, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_s_decumbens2
April
Its numerous basal branches are erect to spreading and about 3-4" tall, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_s_decumbens2b
April
Though the petals are spreading, the open flower is barely 1/5" across, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sagina decumbens
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagina decumbens ssp. decumbens
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sagina decumbens ssp. decumbens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Sagina decumbens ssp. decumbens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-10-001:
Sagina decumbens
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sagina decumbens
4299
Forb
Winter annual
Habitat: Disturbed ground, fields, cracks in pavement or sidewalks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Mountains)
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves sessile
Margins entire
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Bisexual
Principally 5-merous
5 sepals
5 petals
3-10 stamens
Inflorescence a scorpioid cyme appearing racemose
FRUIT:
Capsule
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