Flora of the Southeastern United States

*Sagina procumbens Linnaeus. Common name: Northern Pearlwort, Bird's-eye, Perennial Pearlwort. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed soils. Distribution: Native of Eurasia (or, perhaps, also ne. North America). Crow (1978) questioned whether S. procumbens is native at all in the Western Hemisphere. In North America, it is concentrated in two main regions, from NS and QC south to MD, and from sw. BC south to c. CA, with scattered occurrences elsewhere, such as around the Great Lakes, CO, AR, s. OH, and w. NC. Whether or not the species is native in the New World, the occurrence in NC (in a gravel parking lot on top of Roan Mountain) is almost certainly adventive.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA5, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, S13, Tat, WV, Atha, Alvarez, & Chaya (2018), Crow (1978); = n/a — RAB; > Sagina procumbens L. var. compacta Lange — F; > Sagina procumbens L. var. procumbens — F. Basionym: Sagina procumbens L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Sagina procumbens - FNA5

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
• Great Plains: FACW
• Midwest: FACW
• Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 9