Sagina decumbens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Sagina decumbens (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray

Trailing pearlwort

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2022 R.A. Chasey

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

Sagina decumbens is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~439 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. occidentalis
Genus:	Sagina
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Information about Sagina decumbens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (SADE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/17/2025).