Caryophyllaceae
Spreading pygmyleaf
Loeflingia squarrosa
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Loeflingia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Spreading pygmyleaf
Synonyms
- Loeflingia pusilla Curran
- Loeflingia squarrosa subsp. artemisiarum Barneby & Twisselm.
- Loeflingia squarrosa subsp. cactorum Barneby & Twisselm.
- Loeflingia squarrosa subsp. texana (Hook.) Barneby & Twisselm.
- Loeflingia squarrosa var. artemisiarum (Barneby & Twisselm.) Dorn
- Loeflingia squarrosa var. squarrosa
- Loeflingia texana Hook.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.