Latin name: Sagina apetala Ard.
  Pronunciation:
sa-JIE-na a-PET-a-la

  Common name: Dwarf pearlwort
  Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink)
  Habitat: Sandy disturbed or waste areas to 2000',
  streamsides, naturalized from Europe

  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Sagina
  2) apetala
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