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| Kingdom | Plantae |
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| Sub Kingdom | Tracheobionta (vascular plant) | |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta (seed plant) | |
| Division | Magnoliophyta (flowering plant) | |
| Class | Magnoliopsida (dicotyledon) | |
| Order | Caryophyllales | |
| Family | Caryolhyllaceae | |
| Genus | Sagina | |
| Species | procumbens | |
| Classification | L. | |
| Common Name | birdeye pearlwort |
| Geographic Range | it is native to North Africa, in the mild areas of Asia and of Europe. It is naturalised in all mild areas. |
| Physical Characteristics | it is a mat-forming perennial or annual plant with narrow leaves ending in a bristle-like point. It is 5-15 centimeters high; it reproduces by vegetative propagation by rhizomes and it produces a lot of seeds. The stem is creeping, ramate; only the stems bearing flowers are upright. The lowest parts of the stem may have roots at the nodes. The leaves are narrow and linear, slightly ciliate. The perennial plants have a leaf basal rosette. Flowers are white, with four small white petals. |
| Habitat | lawns, paths, walls, banks of streams. |
| Sources | |
| References | Ulster Museum INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Paris - France |
| Web References | http://www.ulstermuseum.org.uk/ http://www.inra.fr/ |
| Source of the photo | http://linnaeus.nrm.se/ |
Sagina procumbens
