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Sagina decumbens

(Ell.) Torr. & Gray

Small-flowered Pearlwort

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139576

Element CodePDCAR0P030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

GenusSagina

Other Common Names

Spreading Pearlwort (EN) Trailing Pearlwort (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-07-27

Change Date1985-04-10

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	SH	Yes
Quebec	SNA	No

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S3	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S4	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Maryland	S5	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
District of Columbia	S2	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes
South Carolina	S5	Yes
Connecticut	SU	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Vermont	SH	Yes
Delaware	S4	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Hawaii	SNA	No
Ohio	S1	Yes
New York	S2	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S5	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SU	Yes
Illinois	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationANNUAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Catfish Lake North	Croatan National Forest	11,299

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.