Caryophyllaceae

Brachystemma calycinum D.Don

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Brachystemma

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Brachystemma calycinum (Brachystemma calycinum) — FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 短瓣花, 抽筋藤, 活抽筋, 生筋藤, 白牛膝

Synonyms

Arenaria nepalensis Spreng.

Flowers

In flower: January to February (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.