Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Holosteum umbellatum ssp. umbellatum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Holosteum umbellatum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-09-001:
Holosteum umbellatum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Holosteum umbellatum
COMMON NAME:
Jagged Chickweed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_houm_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Holosteum umbellatum ssp. umbellatum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Holosteum umbellatum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-09-001:
Holosteum umbellatum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Holosteum umbellatum
3206
Forb
Winter annual
Non-native: Europe
Common in NC-SC (rare in GA)
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, lawns, disturbed shale barrens, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & opposite
Leaves sessile
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 sepals
5 petals
3-5 stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in umbels
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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