''Polycarpon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family

Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranth ...

. They are known generally as manyseeds. There are seven species distributed in temperate and tropical regions around the world, including western North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and West, South, and Southeast Asia.Flora of North America
/ref> These plants are low, matted annuals spreading slender stems along the ground or erect with many branches. The best-known species is perhaps '' Polycarpon tetraphyllum'', which is native to southern Europe but is present in many other regions as an

introduced species An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived ther ...

Species

Seven species are accepted. *'' Polycarpon alsinifolium'' *'' Polycarpon depressum'' – California manyseed *'' Polycarpon polycarpoides'' *'' Polycarpon prostratum'' *'' Polycarpon succulentum'' *'' Polycarpon tetraphyllum'' – fourleaf manyseed *'' Polycarpon urbanianum''

References

External links

Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants Profile: North American Species
Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllaceae genera {{Caryophyllaceae-stub