Family: Molluginaceae
Glinus oppositifolius
Citation:
R. DC., Bull. Herb. Boiss. sér. 2, 1:559 (1901).
Synonymy: Mollugo oppositifolia L., Sp. Pl. 89 (1753); M. spergula L., Sp. Pl. edn 2:131 (1762); G. spergula (L.)Steudel, Nom. bot. edn 2, 1:688 (1840).
, Glinus oppositifolia Common name: Slender carpet-weed.
Description:
Stems procumbent, slender, branched, to c.50 cm long, the whole plant glabrous or almost so; leaves shortly petiolate, usually oblanceolate, 5-30 mm long.
Flowers in leaf-opposed clusters of 3-6; perianth-segments more or less similar, 3-5 mm long, white or pinkish inside; stamens 3-5, all fertile; styles 3.
Capsules enclosed in the perianth, 3-valved; seed with lines of tubercles.
Distribution:
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S.Aust.: NW, LE, EA, MU. Native to all mainland States. South Africa; Asia.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: Jan. — July.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
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Author:
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