Flower ID: IMG_4220.JPG-08-22-2022 Flower name (scientific): Sagina procumbens Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) sa-GEE-nuh pro-KUM-benz Flower name (common): Matted Pearlwort Family name (common): Pink Family name (scientific): Caryophyllaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin for fodder. Specific epithet: Latin for procumbent, refers to the flat mat habit of the plant. Common name origin: From the mat-like form of growth. Pearlwort is a compounding of pearl for the appearance of the tiny flowers and wort in this context meaning a plant used as a source of food. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (3 to 5 mm) Petal count: 4 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and opposite, type is simple Size: Lower leaves to about 15 mm long. Upper leaves to about 6 mm long and about 1 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, linear Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Cliff faces along rivers, shores, lake margins, rocks, moist to wet, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.800028 Longitude: -91.506883 Altitude: 233.40 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Dane, Door, Eau Claire, Iron, Jackson, Manitowoc, Marathon, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage, Sheboygan, Taylor, Waukesha, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Sagina procumbens subsp. procumbens (The other infraspecific is Sagina procumbens subsp. atlasica Dobignard which has not been recorded from North America.) Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FACW