carpetweed

Mollugo verticillata

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Carpetweed
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Weed Characteristics

Other names: green carpetweed, whorled chickweed, Indian chickweed, devils-grip
Leaf type: Broadleaf
Flowers: White, green

Small, smooth, narrowly oval leaves are displayed in whorls around the stem. Plant forms a low, spreading mat that can be several feet in diameter. Prefers sandy soils.

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Taxonomic data last retrieved March 30, 2012, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.