Plants : CaryophyllaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Sagina procumbens L.

Procumbent Pearlwort

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Sagina procumbens

Description: A perennial mat-forming plant with narrow leaves, ending in a bristle-like point, and tiny flowers which usually have no petals, or occasionally have 4 minute green petals. It grows in a variety of situations such as lawns, flower beds, pathways, walls, stream-sides, ditches and in short grass. It is very common and widespread and ascends to quite high altitudes in the hills (to about 1400 feet or 420 metres).

It is also known as the 'mossy pearlwort'.

All names: Sagina procumbens L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Sagina procumbens at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Sagina procumbens at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Sagina procumbens. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3044. Accessed on 2026-11-02.