Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Sagina// Species: Sagina procumbens L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe to Siberia, East Himalaya and Iran; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Found near rivers, streams and other most habitats.
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.
Sagina procumbens – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sagina procumbens – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sagina procumbens – stems with flowers and capsules. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sagina procumbens – capsules. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sagina procumbens – capsules. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sagina procumbens – leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sagina procumbens – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sagina procumbens – vegetative stems and flowering stems with flowers. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
