Caryophyllaceae

False jagged-ckickweed

Lepyrodiclis holosteoides (C.A.Mey.) Fenzl ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Lepyrodiclis

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False jagged-ckickweed: Lepyrodiclis holosteoides from Tajikistan — Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 薄蒴草, 娘娘菜, 野兔脑
Czech: Osevnatka plevelová
English: False jagged-ckickweed
Finnish: Valkorennokki, Rennokki
Swedish: Turkstjärnblomma

Synonyms

Alsine holosteoides (C.A.Mey.) E.H.L.Krause
Arenaria holosteoides (C.A.Mey.) Edgew.
Gouffeia crassiuscula Cambess.
Gouffeia holosteoides C.A.Mey.
Lepyrodiclis cerastioides Stapf

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebas, CC BY 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.