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Sagina procumbens

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Caryophyllaceae Genus: Sagina

bird's-eye pearlwort, procumbent pearlwort

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Plants perennial, often mat–forming, glabrous.

Stems: Stems ascending or, more frequently, procumbent, rooting at nodes, giving rise to secondary tufts or rosettes, few–to many-branched, slender.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Frequently in basal rosettes in younger plants. Axillary fascicles often present on procumbent stems; basal herbaceous; cauline not conspicuously connate basally, never forming an inflated cup, sometimes slightly fleshy. Basal leaves linear, 8–17 mm; cauline blade linear, 4–15 mm proximally, becoming shorter toward apex, 2.5–6 mm distally. Apex of basal leaves apiculate to somewhat aristate; cauline leaf apex apiculate to aristate. Base sessile. Surfaces of basal leaves glabrous; cauline leaf surfaces rarely with minute glandular cilia. Margins entire. 1-veined. Petioles absent. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers solitary and terminal on the branches or few in cymes. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic, axillary or terminal, 4-merous, occasionally 4-and 5-merous. Pedicels frequently recurved during capsule development, filiform, glabrous. Calyx base glabrous; sepals elliptic to orbiculate, 1.5–(–2.5) mm, hyaline margins white, never purple tinged, apex obtuse to rounded, appressed during capsular development, divergent following dehiscence. Corolla of (1–)4(–5) petals; petals orbiculate to elliptic, 0.8–1(–1.5) mm, shorter than or equaling sepals, or sometimes absent. Stamens 4(8). Ovary superior 1-celled; ovules numerous; styles as many as and alternate with the sepals.

Fruit: Capsules (1.5–)2–2.5(–3) mm; slightly exceeding sepals; dehiscing to base. Seeds brown; obliquely triangular with distinct abaxial groove; (0.3–)0.4(–0.5) mm; smooth to pebbled.

Ploidy: 2n = 22

Habitat: Weedy; wet or damp; gravelly or sandy soils along roadsides; sidewalk cracks; margins of paths or lawns; pond and lake margins; coastal rocks and sands; sea cliffs.

Elevation Range: 0–3500 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 128 (1753)

Other References

Starr & Starr 2017:4 (Mi); Oppenheimer 2003:9 (NEWNAT/L, EM, WM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sagina procumbens L. w maui, lahaina district, honokahua On wooden boat-float at Hawaii Marine Laboratory PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h30106 Oahu BISH 3/5/2001
2 Sagina procumbens L. lahaina, honokahua, office road landscaped area; Erigeron, Cardamine, Youngia PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h50802 Maui BISH 5/20/2008
3 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Wailuku District, Kahului Landscaping weed in bed of Ophiopogon. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H40214 Maui BISH 4/14/2002
4 Sagina procumbens L. w maui, wailuku district, kahului -- Date determined: December 31, 1991 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h40214 Oahu BISH 4/14/2002
5 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Wailuku District, Kahului Landscaping weed in bed of Ophiopogon. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H40214 Maui BISH 4/14/2002
6 Sagina procumbens L. Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary, Kahului, HI, US OBSERVATION Curtis Daehler Hawaii HAPI 3/16/2007
7 Sagina procumbens L. East Maui, Makawao District, Makawao, Growing in a potted plant purchased at Home Depot in Kahului PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H30923 Maui BISH 3/21/2009
8 Sagina procumbens L. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718, USA OBSERVATION Curtis Daehler Hawaii HAPI 3/17/2007
9 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua OBSERVATION Curtis Daehler Maui HAPI 3/16/2007
10 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokowai Weed colonizing bare ground in landscaped areas under Phymatosorus grossus and Bougainvillea. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H60035 Maui BISH 6/4/2000
11 Sagina procumbens L. hulopoe bay, in residential area above Growing under hedges and in flower beds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h40129 Lanai BISH 4/15/2001
12 Sagina procumbens L. Residential area above Hulupoe Bay. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H40129 Lanai PTBG 4/15/2001
13 Sagina procumbens L. Lahaina, Honokahua, Office Road landscaped area; Erigeron, Cardamine, Youngia PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H50802 Maui BISH 5/20/2008
14 Sagina procumbens L. East Maui, Wailuku Distr Volunteers in nursery pots. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H100056 Maui BISH 10/30/2000
15 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokowai Weed colonizing bare ground in landscaped areas under Phymatosorus grossus and Bougainvillea. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H60035 Maui BISH 6/4/2000
16 Sagina procumbens L. east maui, wailuku distr Volunteers in nursery pots. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h100056 Maui BISH 10/30/2000
17 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Growing in cinders in resort landscaping flower beds w. Chamaesyce prostrata, Erigeron bellioides, and Youngia japonica. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H30106 Maui BISH 3/5/2001
18 Sagina procumbens L. koloa district, kalaheo rainbow garden nursery. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN w. l. wagner, d. h. lorence, t. w. flynn & r. hanna 6756 MU 6/6/1994
19 Sagina procumbens L. Kalaheo Rainbow Garden nursery. Growing in nursery pots soon to be sold on island. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. L. Wagner 6756 Kauai PTBG 6/6/1994
20 Sagina procumbens L. w maui, lahaina district, honokowai Weed colonizing bare ground in landscaped areas under Phymatosorus grossus and Bougainvillea. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h60035 Maui BISH 6/4/2000
21 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Growing in cinders in resort landscaping flower beds w. Chamaesyce prostrata, Erigeron bellioides, and Youngia japonica. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H30106 Maui BISH 3/5/2001
22 Sagina procumbens L. Hulopoe Bay, in residential area above Growing under hedges and in flower beds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H40129 Lanai BISH 4/15/2001
23 Sagina procumbens L. W. Maui, Honokahua. Growing in cinders in resort landscaping flower beds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H30106 Maui PTBG 3/5/2001
24 Sagina procumbens L. E. Maui, volunteers in nursery pots. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H100056 Maui PTBG 10/30/2000
25 Sagina procumbens L. Kalaheo. Rainbow Gardens, Papalina Road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 5518 Kauai PTBG 2/4/1994
26 Sagina procumbens L. W. Maui, Kahului. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H40214 Maui PTBG 4/14/2002
27 Sagina procumbens L. East Maui, Wailuku Distr Volunteers in nursery pots. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H100056 Maui BISH 10/30/2000
28 Sagina procumbens L. Koloa District, Kalaheo Rainbow Garden nursery. Growing in nursery pots soon to be sold on island. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wagner, W. L.; Lorence, D. H.; Flynn, T. W.; Hanna, R. 6756 Kauai US 6/6/1994
29 Sagina procumbens L. Koloa Dist, Kalaheo. Rainbow Gardens, Papalina Rd. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. W.; Lorence, D. H. 5518 Kauai US 2/4/1994
30 Sagina procumbens L. koloa dist, kalaheo. rainbow gardens, papalina rd. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & d. h. lorence 5518 Kauai US 2/4/1994
31 Sagina procumbens L. Hulopoe Bay, in residential area above Growing under hedges and in flower beds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H40129 Lanai BISH 4/15/2001
32 Sagina procumbens L. w maui, lahaina district, honokahua On wooden boat-float at Hawaii Marine Laboratory PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h30106 Oahu BISH 3/5/2001
33 Sagina procumbens L. lahaina, honokahua, office road landscaped area; Erigeron, Cardamine, Youngia PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h50802 Maui BISH 5/20/2008
34 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Wailuku District, Kahului Landscaping weed in bed of Ophiopogon. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H40214 Maui BISH 4/14/2002
35 Sagina procumbens L. w maui, wailuku district, kahului -- Date determined: December 31, 1991 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h40214 Oahu BISH 4/14/2002
36 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Wailuku District, Kahului Landscaping weed in bed of Ophiopogon. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H40214 Maui BISH 4/14/2002
37 Sagina procumbens L. Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary, Kahului, HI, US OBSERVATION Curtis Daehler Hawaii HAPI 3/16/2007
38 Sagina procumbens L. East Maui, Makawao District, Makawao, Growing in a potted plant purchased at Home Depot in Kahului PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H30923 Maui BISH 3/21/2009
39 Sagina procumbens L. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718, USA OBSERVATION Curtis Daehler Hawaii HAPI 3/17/2007
40 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua OBSERVATION Curtis Daehler Maui HAPI 3/16/2007
41 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokowai Weed colonizing bare ground in landscaped areas under Phymatosorus grossus and Bougainvillea. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H60035 Maui BISH 6/4/2000
42 Sagina procumbens L. hulopoe bay, in residential area above Growing under hedges and in flower beds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h40129 Lanai BISH 4/15/2001
43 Sagina procumbens L. Residential area above Hulupoe Bay. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H40129 Lanai PTBG 4/15/2001
44 Sagina procumbens L. Lahaina, Honokahua, Office Road landscaped area; Erigeron, Cardamine, Youngia PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H50802 Maui BISH 5/20/2008
45 Sagina procumbens L. East Maui, Wailuku Distr Volunteers in nursery pots. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H100056 Maui BISH 10/30/2000
46 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokowai Weed colonizing bare ground in landscaped areas under Phymatosorus grossus and Bougainvillea. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H60035 Maui BISH 6/4/2000
47 Sagina procumbens L. east maui, wailuku distr Volunteers in nursery pots. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h100056 Maui BISH 10/30/2000
48 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Growing in cinders in resort landscaping flower beds w. Chamaesyce prostrata, Erigeron bellioides, and Youngia japonica. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H30106 Maui BISH 3/5/2001
49 Sagina procumbens L. koloa district, kalaheo rainbow garden nursery. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN w. l. wagner, d. h. lorence, t. w. flynn & r. hanna 6756 MU 6/6/1994
50 Sagina procumbens L. Kalaheo Rainbow Garden nursery. Growing in nursery pots soon to be sold on island. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. L. Wagner 6756 Kauai PTBG 6/6/1994
51 Sagina procumbens L. w maui, lahaina district, honokowai Weed colonizing bare ground in landscaped areas under Phymatosorus grossus and Bougainvillea. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h60035 Maui BISH 6/4/2000
52 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Growing in cinders in resort landscaping flower beds w. Chamaesyce prostrata, Erigeron bellioides, and Youngia japonica. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H30106 Maui BISH 3/5/2001
53 Sagina procumbens L. Hulopoe Bay, in residential area above Growing under hedges and in flower beds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H40129 Lanai BISH 4/15/2001
54 Sagina procumbens L. W. Maui, Honokahua. Growing in cinders in resort landscaping flower beds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H30106 Maui PTBG 3/5/2001
55 Sagina procumbens L. E. Maui, volunteers in nursery pots. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H100056 Maui PTBG 10/30/2000
56 Sagina procumbens L. Kalaheo. Rainbow Gardens, Papalina Road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 5518 Kauai PTBG 2/4/1994
57 Sagina procumbens L. W. Maui, Kahului. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H40214 Maui PTBG 4/14/2002
58 Sagina procumbens L. East Maui, Wailuku Distr Volunteers in nursery pots. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H100056 Maui BISH 10/30/2000
59 Sagina procumbens L. Koloa District, Kalaheo Rainbow Garden nursery. Growing in nursery pots soon to be sold on island. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wagner, W. L.; Lorence, D. H.; Flynn, T. W.; Hanna, R. 6756 Kauai US 6/6/1994
60 Sagina procumbens L. Koloa Dist, Kalaheo. Rainbow Gardens, Papalina Rd. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. W.; Lorence, D. H. 5518 Kauai US 2/4/1994
61 Sagina procumbens L. koloa dist, kalaheo. rainbow gardens, papalina rd. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & d. h. lorence 5518 Kauai US 2/4/1994
62 Sagina procumbens L. Hulopoe Bay, in residential area above Growing under hedges and in flower beds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H40129 Lanai BISH 4/15/2001
63 Sagina procumbens L. w maui, lahaina district, honokahua On wooden boat-float at Hawaii Marine Laboratory PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h30106 Oahu BISH 3/5/2001
64 Sagina procumbens L. lahaina, honokahua, office road landscaped area; Erigeron, Cardamine, Youngia PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h50802 Maui BISH 5/20/2008
65 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Wailuku District, Kahului Landscaping weed in bed of Ophiopogon. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H40214 Maui BISH 4/14/2002
66 Sagina procumbens L. w maui, wailuku district, kahului -- Date determined: December 31, 1991 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h40214 Oahu BISH 4/14/2002
67 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Wailuku District, Kahului Landscaping weed in bed of Ophiopogon. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H40214 Maui BISH 4/14/2002
68 Sagina procumbens L. Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary, Kahului, HI, US OBSERVATION Curtis Daehler Hawaii HAPI 3/16/2007
69 Sagina procumbens L. East Maui, Makawao District, Makawao, Growing in a potted plant purchased at Home Depot in Kahului PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H30923 Maui BISH 3/21/2009
70 Sagina procumbens L. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718, USA OBSERVATION Curtis Daehler Hawaii HAPI 3/17/2007
71 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua OBSERVATION Curtis Daehler Maui HAPI 3/16/2007
72 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokowai Weed colonizing bare ground in landscaped areas under Phymatosorus grossus and Bougainvillea. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H60035 Maui BISH 6/4/2000
73 Sagina procumbens L. hulopoe bay, in residential area above Growing under hedges and in flower beds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h40129 Lanai BISH 4/15/2001
74 Sagina procumbens L. Residential area above Hulupoe Bay. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H40129 Lanai PTBG 4/15/2001
75 Sagina procumbens L. Lahaina, Honokahua, Office Road landscaped area; Erigeron, Cardamine, Youngia PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H50802 Maui BISH 5/20/2008
76 Sagina procumbens L. East Maui, Wailuku Distr Volunteers in nursery pots. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H100056 Maui BISH 10/30/2000
77 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokowai Weed colonizing bare ground in landscaped areas under Phymatosorus grossus and Bougainvillea. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H60035 Maui BISH 6/4/2000
78 Sagina procumbens L. east maui, wailuku distr Volunteers in nursery pots. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h100056 Maui BISH 10/30/2000
79 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Growing in cinders in resort landscaping flower beds w. Chamaesyce prostrata, Erigeron bellioides, and Youngia japonica. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H30106 Maui BISH 3/5/2001
80 Sagina procumbens L. koloa district, kalaheo rainbow garden nursery. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN w. l. wagner, d. h. lorence, t. w. flynn & r. hanna 6756 MU 6/6/1994
81 Sagina procumbens L. Kalaheo Rainbow Garden nursery. Growing in nursery pots soon to be sold on island. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. L. Wagner 6756 Kauai PTBG 6/6/1994
82 Sagina procumbens L. w maui, lahaina district, honokowai Weed colonizing bare ground in landscaped areas under Phymatosorus grossus and Bougainvillea. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h60035 Maui BISH 6/4/2000
83 Sagina procumbens L. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Growing in cinders in resort landscaping flower beds w. Chamaesyce prostrata, Erigeron bellioides, and Youngia japonica. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H30106 Maui BISH 3/5/2001
84 Sagina procumbens L. Hulopoe Bay, in residential area above Growing under hedges and in flower beds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H40129 Lanai BISH 4/15/2001
85 Sagina procumbens L. W. Maui, Honokahua. Growing in cinders in resort landscaping flower beds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H30106 Maui PTBG 3/5/2001
86 Sagina procumbens L. E. Maui, volunteers in nursery pots. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H100056 Maui PTBG 10/30/2000
87 Sagina procumbens L. Kalaheo. Rainbow Gardens, Papalina Road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 5518 Kauai PTBG 2/4/1994
88 Sagina procumbens L. W. Maui, Kahului. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H40214 Maui PTBG 4/14/2002
89 Sagina procumbens L. East Maui, Wailuku Distr Volunteers in nursery pots. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H100056 Maui BISH 10/30/2000
90 Sagina procumbens L. Koloa District, Kalaheo Rainbow Garden nursery. Growing in nursery pots soon to be sold on island. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wagner, W. L.; Lorence, D. H.; Flynn, T. W.; Hanna, R. 6756 Kauai US 6/6/1994
91 Sagina procumbens L. Koloa Dist, Kalaheo. Rainbow Gardens, Papalina Rd. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. W.; Lorence, D. H. 5518 Kauai US 2/4/1994
92 Sagina procumbens L. koloa dist, kalaheo. rainbow gardens, papalina rd. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & d. h. lorence 5518 Kauai US 2/4/1994
93 Sagina procumbens L. Hulopoe Bay, in residential area above Growing under hedges and in flower beds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H40129 Lanai BISH 4/15/2001
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