Western Pearlwort

Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis

Family: Caryophyllaceae (PINK, CARNATION).
Other common names: trailing pearlwort.
Generic common name: PEARLWORT.

Location: Castro Crest: Backbone Trail, shady trailside in chaparral, May 2009.

Characteristics: Native, White, Small, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring.

New find for the Santa Monica Mountains, Spring 2009.