Skip to content
2Learn

Sagina decumbens

About

Sagina decumbens is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names trailing pearlwort and western pearlwort. It is native to several areas of North America, where it can be found in many types of habitat. It is a small annual herb producing a threadlike green or purplish stem growing erect or trailing, measuring up to about 16 centimeters long. The leaves are hairless, linear in shape, and one half to two centimeters long. The inflorescence is a solitary flower borne on a threadlike pedicel. The flower has usually five sepals and five tiny white petals. There are two subspecies which differ mainly in the microscopic appearance of the seeds.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
Full detailsevery field on the record, to copy
Name
Sagina decumbens
Slug
sagina-decumbens
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Sagina
Species
decumbens
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

Generated sections & citations

summarywikipedia