Sagina decumbens subsp. decumbens

Common names: Sagine décombante
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Sagina decumbens var. smithii (A. Gray) S. Watson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 145. Mentioned on page 146.

Leaves: basal rosette forming in winter annual plants, absent later. Sepals ovate, hyaline margins or apex frequently purple. Seeds light tan, with delicate reticulate ridge pattern (50–80×), smooth or pebbled to strongly tuberculate. 2n = 36.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Moist or dryish sandy places, field margins, open pine woods, paths, roadsides, sidewalk cracks, lawns
Elevation: 0-500 m

Distribution

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Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va.

Discussion

Specimens of subsp. decumbens from Alberta, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, and Arizona represent historical collections that apparently did not persist.

Subspecies decumbens is extremely variable. A slender, nearly apetalous variation with a greater frequency of 4-merous flowers has previously been recognized as var. smithii; the range of variability is continuous and it seems best to consider the material as a single taxon.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Garrett E. Crow +
(Elliott) Torrey & A. Gray +
Spergella decumbens +
Sagine décombante +
Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +  and Va. +
0-500 m +
Moist or dryish sandy places, field margins, open pine woods, paths, roadsides, sidewalk cracks, lawns +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
Fl. N. Amer. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Sagina decumbens var. smithii +
Sagina decumbens subsp. decumbens +
Sagina decumbens +
subspecies +