Caryophyllaceae
Polycarpon
Polycarpon tetraphyllum
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Polycarpon
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Common names
By language (13)
- Chinese
- 四葉多莢草, 多荚草属, 多莢草屬, 四叶多荚草
- Czech
- Kýlatka čtyřlistá
- Dutch
- Kransmuur
- English
- Polycarpon, Fourleaf manyseed, Four-leaved all-seed, Four-leaved allseed
- Finnish
- Etelänkynsiyrtti
- French
- Polycarpe à quatre feuilles
- German
- Vierblättriges Nagelkraut
- Persian
- پردانه
- Polish
- Polikarpon
- Portuguese
- Polycarpon
- Slovenian
- Štirilistna pohojenka
- Swedish
- Tusenfrö
- Welsh
- Gorhadog
Synonyms
- Alsine polycarpon Crantz
- Holosteum tetraphyllum (L.) Thunb.
- Mollugo tetraphylla L.
- Polycarpaea tetraphylla (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Polycarpon floribundum Willk.
- Polycarpon tetraphyllum subsp. tetraphyllum
- Polycarpon tetraphyllum var. verticillatum Fenzl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Sarah Lambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: brshedayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: brshedayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Arnauero 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: moduloeffe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.