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Moenchia erecta G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.

Upright chickweed (en), Moenchie (fr), Céraiste dressée (fr), Moenchie dressée (fr), Moenchie commune (fr), Céraiste dressé (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Moenchia

Characteristics

Glabrous herb. Stems (1)-3-many, ascending to erect, (5)-8-15 cm tall. Lvs linear-lanceolate, acute, glaucous, 10-25 × 1.5-3 mm; stem lvs distant, opposite. Bracts similar to lvs, smaller. Pedicels erect, 1-2 cm long at flowering, 2.5-6 cm long at fruiting. Sepals 4, narrow-lanceolate, acute, 5-7 × 1-2 mm; margin scarious. Petals 4, white, entire, c. ⅔ length of sepals. Stamens 4, 2 mm long. Styles 4, 0.5 mm long, recurved. Capsule cylindric, 5-7 mm long, dehiscing by 8 erect teeth. Seeds pale brown, 0.5 mm long.
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Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.15
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

Leaf

Moenchia erecta leaf picture by Eduard H (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Moenchia erecta world distribution map, present in Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tunisia, Turkey, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:155781-1
WFO ID wfo-0000374656
COL ID 6RN9X
BDTFX ID 42783
INPN ID 108703
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Malachium erectum Malachium octandrum Sagina erecta Alsine erecta Moenchia octandra Sagina octandra Doerriena erecta Alsine quaternella Cerastium erectum Cerastium octandrum Cerastium quaternellum Alsinella erecta Moenchia erecta subsp. octandra Moenchia erecta subsp. erecta Moenchia erecta
WorldFloraDB 2024