[Wikipedia] Etymology: Sagina means 'fodder'; the genus was named for a fodder plant, spurrey, which has since been moved into its own genus, Spergula.[7] Procumbens means 'procumbent', 'lying flat on the ground', or 'creeping forwards' (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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