Caryophyllaceae
Annual pearlwort
Sagina apetala
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Sagina
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- كولوبنط أجمي
- arz
- ساجينا ابيتالا
- Czech
- Úrazník brvitý
- Dutch
- Donkere vetmuur, Donkere vetmuur en uitstaande vetmuur
- English
- Annual pearlwort
- Finnish
- Ketohaarikko
- French
- Sagine apétale
- German
- Kronblattloses Mastkraut
- hsb
- Mikawčkata kormjenka
- Persian
- صدفیسای یکساله
- Polish
- Karmnik bezpłatkowy
- Slovenian
- Brezvenčni pitomec
- Swedish
- Fältnarv, Hårnarv
- Ukrainian
- Моховинка безпелюсткова
- Welsh
- Corwlyddyn unflwydd
Synonyms
- Alsine apetala (Ard.) Jess.
- Alsinella apetala (Ard.) E.H.L.Krause
- Colobanthus caespitosus Colenso
- Sagina ambigua J.Lloyd
- Sagina apetala var. apetala
- Sagina apetala var. barbata Fenzl ex Ledeb.
- Sagina apetala var. urbica Reiche
- Sagina apetala var. valdiviana (Phil.) Reiche
- Sagina brevipedicellata Sennen
- Sagina capillacea Lojac.
- Sagina ciliata Fries
- Sagina depressa Schultz
- Sagina dichotoma Heuff.
- Sagina filicaulis Jord.
- Sagina lamyi F.W.Schultz
- Sagina melitensis Gulia ex Duthie
- Sagina pachyrrhiza Phil.
- Sagina patula Jord.
- Sagina quaternella Schloss.
- Sagina reuteri Boiss.
- Sagina urbica Phil.
- Sagina valdiviana Phil.
- Sagina vasconica Sennen
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June, October to November (from 66 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Chaym Turak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Gyselinck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: aureliopenya57, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Pavel Kúr, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Agnes1313, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Sagina
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- Knotted pearlwortSagina nodosaCaryophyllaceae
- Arctic pearlwortSagina saginoidesCaryophyllaceae
- Sea pearlwortSagina maritimaCaryophyllaceae
- Japanese pearlwortSagina japonicaCaryophyllaceae
- Stickystem pearlwortSagina maximaCaryophyllaceae
- Snow pearlwortSagina nivalisCaryophyllaceae
- Tufted pearlwortSagina caespitosaCaryophyllaceae
- Trailing pearlwortSagina decumbensCaryophyllaceae
- Sagina glabraCaryophyllaceae
- Sagina micropetalaCaryophyllaceae
- Sagina piliferaCaryophyllaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.