Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Mollugo cerviana (Thread-stem Carpet-weed,Indian Chickweed)
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Habitat: near water,washes,sand dunes
Life Form: forb,annual Leaf Description: basal,spatulate,simple,entire,smooth Flower Color: white or whitish Flowering Period: Summer and fall Spines: spineless Family: Molluginaceae (carpet-weed family) Abundance: introduced Additional Information: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, C.J.S. Davis, and R. Lindley. 2015. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 16. Eudicots: Malpighiaceae to Moraceae. Phytoneuron 2015-60: 1-54. Published 5 November 2015. ISSN 2153 733X page 45 (6.9 MB pdf) |
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