PLANTS Profile for Sagina decumbens ssp. decumbens (trailing pearlwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray ssp. decumbens
trailing pearlwort

Symbol:

SADED

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

More Information:

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Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray ssp. decumbens

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Synonyms:
Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray ssp. decumbens

SADES

Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray var. smithii (A. Gray) S. Watson

Distribution:
Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray ssp. decumbens


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT), CAN (AB, NB, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray ssp. decumbens

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 11 species in Sagina, 2 subspecies in Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray

Classification:
Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray ssp. decumbens

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Sagina L. – pearlwort
Species	Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray – trailing pearlwort
Subspecies	Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray ssp. decumbens – trailing pearlwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray ssp. decumbens

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
Sagina decumbens
small-flowered pearlwort		Endangered
Ohio:
Sagina decumbens
southern pearlwort		Presumed Extirpated

Introduced Information:
Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray ssp. decumbens

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray ssp. decumbens

Sagina decumbens:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW

FAC

FAC+

FAC

FACW

FACU+

FAC*

FAC

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torr. & A. Gray ssp. decumbens

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20023.

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 11:38 PM MDT