Mollugo verticillata L.
Carpetweed
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Caryophyllidae | Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts |
Order | Caryophyllales | Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants |
Family | Molluginaceae | Carpet-weed family, about 100 species |
Genus | Mollugo | An old name for the genus Galium, now used in the family Aizoacaea instead |
Species | verticillata | Whorled |
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8/11/2012 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)
8/11/2012 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)
Mollugo verticillata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Oct 2021.
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8/7/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)
7/17/2014 · Amos Kendall Conservation Land, Dunstable, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 8″ (14 × 20 cm)
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