WorldFloraDB - Microcarpaea minima

Characteristics

Annuals. Stems slender, many branched, glabrous. Leaves sessile, amplexicaul, broadly linear to narrowly oblong, 3-4 X 1-2 mm, margin entire and somewhat thick; veins inconspicuous. Flowers sometimes 1 per node, alternate, sessile. Calyx ca. 2.5 mm; lobes narrowly deltoid-ovate, sparsely ciliate. Corolla pink, ovoid, as long as calyx. Capsule ovoid, shorter than calyx. Seeds brownish yellow, ca. 0.3 mm. Fl. Jul-Oct.

Life form

Growth form

herb

Growth support

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Foliage retention

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Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

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Mature width (meter)

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Mature height (meter)

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Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

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Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

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Distribution

Conservation status

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:805841-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001139875
COL ID	6RFMX
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Microcarpaea alterniflora Microcarpaea minima Paederota minima Microcarpaea muscosa

WorldFloraDB 2024

Microcarpaea minima (j.Koenig ex Retz.) Merr.

Chickweed sparrow (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Phrymaceae > Microcarpaea