Sherardia arvensis
blue fieldmadder, field-madder, spurwort, herb sherard
Family
Rubiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
whorled
Leaf Margin
hyaline, serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, elliptic, lanceolate, obovate, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
blue, pink, purple, white
Flower Month
March - August
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
introduced
Lifespan
annual
Field Characters
A low growing forb with slender reddish roots and pale lilac colored 4-merous flowers.
Habitat
Lawns, waste areas, roadsides, thickets and disturbed fields.