Putnam Park Wildflowers


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.
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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
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Synonym(s):
Basionym: na
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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