Sagina decumbens (Ell.) Torrey & A. Gray ssp. decumbens
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- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Botanical Name
- Sagina decumbens (Ell.) Torrey & A. Gray ssp. decumbens
- Common Name
- Trailing Pearlwort
- Synonym(s)
- Sagina decumbens (Elliott) T. & G. (sensu stricto)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Sagina decumbens (Ell.) Torr. & Gray
- Comments
- We follow Crow in FNA (Vol. 5) in recognizing subspecies in Sagina decumbens.
- Habitat
- Dry, compacted soils of fields, old roadbeds, sidewalk cracks, and other barren, disturbed habitats. Most often encountered in urban areas or in areas otherwise strongly disturbed by humans. Frequent in the Coastal Plain; infrequent in the Piedmont; rare in the mountains.
- Native Status
- Native
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