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Sagina procumbens
Also called Birdeye Pearlwort, Matted Pearlwort, Bird Eye Pearlwort, Birdseye Pearlwort, Spreading Pearlwort, Bird's Eye Pearlwort, Bird’s Eye Pearlwort
Procumbent pearlwort is a low, mat-forming perennial herb in the pink family, often seen as a weed in lawns, paving cracks and pots. It thrives in moist, open ground and tolerates trampling.
Sagina procumbens (procumbent pearlwort) is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native throughout Europe, most of western and central Asia, and northwest Africa. It is a common weed in many environments, and can be found in wild and disturbed habitat, especially moist areas. It can frequently be seen growing in lawns or in cracks in pavements, particularly in block paving, where it resists human trampling well, and is also common in flower pots.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sagina procumbens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
