Procumbent Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Plant Data

Order:

Caryophyllales

Family:

Caryophyllaceae (Pink)

Type:

Flower

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flower:

Green, 4 petals

White or pale green flowers, usually 4 petals but sometimes none, and rarely 5. Sepals much shorter than petals. The minute flowers are borne on long stalks.

Fruit:

Roundish, dull yellow, 4-valved capsule.

Leaves:

Mat-forming and resembles moss. The stalkless leaves are opposite along the stems and are thread-like. Hairless and spreads outwards from the centre of the basal rosette of leaves. Roots at the leaf nodes. The untoothed leaves are tipped with short bristle.

Maximum Size:

20 centimetres tall

Other Names:

Arctic Pearlwort, Beads, Birdeye Pearlwort, Matted Pearlwort.

Frequency (UK):

Abundant

Habitats:

Ditches, farmland, gardens, grassland, lawns, meadows, mountains, roadsides, rocks, walls, wasteland, woodland.