''Mollugo'' is a genus in the
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
family
Molluginaceae
The Molluginaceae are a family of flowering plants recognized by several taxonomists. It was previously included in the larger family Aizoaceae. The APG III system of 2009 made no change in the status of the family as compared to the APG II syst ...
. It comprises a few dozen species of
herbaceous plant
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
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s, including ''
Mollugo verticillata
''Mollugo verticillata'', the green carpetweed (also known as Indian chickweed), is a rapidly spreading annual plant from tropical Americas, America. In eastern North America, it is a common weed growing in disturbed areas. It forms a prostrate ...
'', carpetweed or green carpetweed.
Selected species
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Mollugo cerviana''
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Mollugo gracillima''
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Mollugo nudicaulis
''Mollugo'' is a genus in the flowering plant family Molluginaceae. It comprises a few dozen species of herbaceous plants, including ''Mollugo verticillata'', carpetweed or green carpetweed.
Selected species
*''Mollugo cerviana''
*''Mollugo grac ...
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Mollugo pentaphylla''
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Mollugo verticillata ''
External links
Mollugo in the ''Flora of North America''Mollugo in the ''Flora of China''Mollugo in the ''Flora of Pakistan''
Molluginaceae
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