Caryophyllaceae
Oldman's cap
Polycarpaea corymbosa
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Polycarpaea
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 白鼓丁, 白鼓钉, 声色草, 星色草, 满天星草, 百花草
- dag
- Jaŋ yo korli
- English
- Oldman's cap
- Hausa
- Bakin suda
- Malayalam
- അക്കരംകൊല്ലി
- Sindhi
- قنطوريون صغير
- Spanish
- Hagaea aristata, Illecebrum subulatum, Paronychia subulata, Polia arenaria, Polium arenarium
Synonyms
- Achyranthes corymbosa L.
- Celosia corymbosa (L.) Retz.
- Lahaya corymbosa (L.) Schult.
- Lahaya corymbosa Roem. & Schult.
- Mollia corymbosa (L.) Willd.
- Mollia spadicea Willd.
- Polycarpa brevifolia Kuntze
- Polycarpa corymbosa Kuntze
- Polycarpaea atherophora Steud.
- Polycarpaea brasiliensis var. ramosissima Camb.
- Polycarpaea brevifolia O.F.Müll.
- Polycarpaea corymbosa var. brevifolia Domin
- Polycarpaea corymbosa var. corymbosa
- Polycarpaea corymbosa var. typica Domin
- Polycarpaea densiflora Wall.
- Polycarpaea filifolia Muschl.
- Polycarpaea indica Lam.
- Polycarpaea nebulosa Lakela
- Polycarpaea spadicea Lam.
- Polycarpaea subulata Wight & Arn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 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.