Scientific Name:
Sagina procumbens
Pronunciation:
suh-JYE-nuh pro-KUM-benz
Common Name:
birdeye pearlwort
Family Name:
Caryophyllaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Weed (horticultural)
Key ID Features:
Leaves linear, most 4-15mm long x 0.4-1mm wide on stem, basal leaves up to 2x larger; flowers with 4-5 green sepals and 4-5 small white petals (sometimes violet or absent), 3-4mm wide; capsules 2-3mm wide.
Habit:
Horizontal, Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
< 0.1m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe (Naturalized In BC)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Golf green
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White, Green, Violet
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Tan
Organ Modifications:
Runners (or stolons)
