Molluginaceae

Threadstem carpetweed

Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser.

Family: Molluginaceae
Genus: Mollugo

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 线叶粟米草
English: Threadstem carpetweed
Finnish: Hentomattio
Tamil: பற்பாடகம்

Synonyms

Mollugo cerviana var. cerviana
Pharnaceum cerviana L.
Pharnaceum umbellatum Forssk.

Flowers

In flower: March, September, December to January (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: GalinaGouz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.