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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Mollugo verticillata   FAMILY Molluginaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mollugo verticillata   FAMILY Molluginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Mollugo verticillata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Mollugo verticillata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 069-04-001:

Mollugo verticillata   FAMILY Aizoaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Mollugo verticillata

 

COMMON NAME:
Carpetweed, Indian-chickweed, Green Carpetweed


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image of Mollugo verticillata, Carpetweed, Indian-chickweed, Green Carpetweed

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_move_001_lvd

        

image of Mollugo verticillata, Carpetweed, Indian-chickweed, Green Carpetweed

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_move_004_lvd

        

image of Mollugo verticillata, Carpetweed, Indian-chickweed, Green Carpetweed

USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970    swus_page_151

        

image of Mollugo verticillata, Carpetweed, Indian-chickweed, Green Carpetweed

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_m_verticillata_0018b

July    Iredell County    NC

A prostrate mat-forming weed with whorls of oblanceolate leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Mollugo verticillata, Carpetweed, Indian-chickweed, Green Carpetweed

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_m_verticillata_1

July    Iredell County    NC

The mostly prostrate stems spread radially from a central root, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

image of Mollugo verticillata, Carpetweed, Indian-chickweed, Green Carpetweed

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_m_verticillata_s

September        

A few 3/16" flowers from each node. Sepals white but green-striped beneath, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Mollugo verticillata, Carpetweed, Indian-chickweed, Green Carpetweed

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_m_verticillata_0052

September    Iredell County    NC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Mollugo verticillata   FAMILY Molluginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mollugo verticillata   FAMILY Molluginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mollugo verticillata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Mollugo verticillata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 069-04-001:
Mollugo verticillata   FAMILY Aizoaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mollugo verticillata

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

940

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas, drawdown zones on river- and pond-shores, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: tropical America

Common

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, appearing whorled

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Sepals green with white margins
5 sepals
Petals absent
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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