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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Sagina decumbens
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagina decumbens ssp. decumbens
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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)
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
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24471929
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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.
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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.