Mollugo verticillata
green carpet-weed, carpetweed, green carpetweed, alfombra, mollugine, indian chickweed, carpet-weed
Family
Molluginaceae
Leaf Arrangement
whorled
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, elliptic, oblanceolate, obovate, spatulate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
May
Height (meters)
0.0 - 0.2
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
introduced
Lifespan
annual
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FAC
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
-1
Natural History
Found in waste places, cultivated ground, open sandy woods, brush lands, and on dunes throughout Louisiana and Texas. An early succession species found in prairie restoration the first few years after planting.
Habitat
Waste places, cultivated grounds, open sandy woods, brushlands.