Beach Pearlwort

Sagina decumbens is found in various habitats across North America and Japan. The plant typically grows as a low, trailing or erect herb with threadlike stems. Its leaves are linear, measuring between 0.5 to 2 cm in length. The flowers are borne singly on slender pedicels and have five tiny white petals. The species is divided into two subspecies, distinguished mainly by the microscopic characteristics of their seeds. First described in 1838, it is widely distributed across the United States and parts of Canada, as well as in the Dominican Republic and Japan.