Birdseye Pearlwort

Birdseye Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens L.

Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)

▲ ▼ mature flowering plants, about 4-5 inches across

Birdseye Pearlwort:

• Stolon-producing creeping perennial with linear, awl-like, somewhat fleshy leaves, slender stems and greenish-white flowers
• Found in close-mowed turf, nursery container plants, growing among rocks
• Prefers cool, moist soils--usually not too persistent here, unless near cool springs
• Similar species, knawel, has greenish, petal-less flowers that are without stalks in axils of leaves

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