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Jepson eFlora: Taxon page
Key to families | Table of families and genera |
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Index to accepted names and synonyms: | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | |
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Family: Molluginaceae | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Genus: Mollugo | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Species: | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Higher Taxonomy
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Mollugo verticillata L. NATURALIZED Habit: Annual, mat-forming, < 50 cm diam, glabrous. Stem: forked unequally. Leaf: in whorls of 3--8, 5--40 mm. Inflorescence: flowers 2--6. Flower: sepals 1.5--2.5 mm, oblong-elliptic; stamens 3 mm; stigmas 3, +- sessile. Fruit: ovoid-ellipsoid. Seed: dark- or red-brown. Chromosomes: 2n=64. Ecology: Common. Moist, exposed, disturbed wetland margins, roadsides, fields; Elevation: < 1000 m. Bioregional Distribution: CA-FP, SNE; Distribution Outside California: North America; native to tropical America. Flowering Time: May--Nov eFlora Treatment Author: Michael A. Vincent & Wayne R. Ferren, Jr. Jepson Online Interchange Previous taxon: Mollugo cerviana Next taxon: Montiaceae | ![]() |
Citation for this treatment: Michael A. Vincent & Wayne R. Ferren, Jr. 2012, Mollugo verticillata, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=33883, accessed on April 21, 2018. Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2018, Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/, accessed on April 21, 2018. More photos of Mollugo verticillata in CalPhotos
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