Species

Sagina procumbens

Etymology

procumbens: sprawling

Common Name(s)

procumbent pearlwort

Authority

Sagina procumbens L.

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

SAGPRO

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Habitat

Favours damp sites (Webb et al 1988)

Flowering

(August) May

Flower Colours

Cream,Green

Fruiting

August- (May)

Year Naturalised

1873

Origin

Europe, Siberia, N. America

This page last updated on 27 May 2010