Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Molluginaceae > Mollugo > Mollugo verticillataMollugo verticillata (green carpetweed; carpetweed)Synonyms: Mollugo arenaria; Mollugo axillaris (homotypic); Mollugo berterana; Mollugo berteriana; Mollugo berteroana; Mollugo chevalieri; Mollugo costata; Mollugo dichotoma (heterotypic); Mollugo diffusa (homotypic); Mollugo hoffmannseggiana; Mollugo juncea; Mollugo schrankii; Mollugo spergulaefolia (homotypic); Mollugo spergulifolia (homotypic); Mollugo triphylla (heterotypic); Mollugo verticillata arenaria; Mollugo verticillata juncea; Mollugo verticillata latifolia; Mollugo verticillata linearis; Mollugo verticillata subsessile; Mollugo verticillata var. latifolia; Mollugo verticillata var. linearis; Mollugo verticillata var. longifolia; Mollugo verticillata var. scrobiculata; Mollugo verticillata var. vulgaris; Pharnaceum arenarium; Pharnaceum berterianum; Pharnaceum berteroanum; Pharnaceum cerviana (heterotypic); Pharnaceum galioides (heterotypic); Pharnaceum hoffmannseggianum; Pharnaceum lineare (heterotypic); Pharnaceum verticellatum; Pharnaceum verticillatum (homotypic) Mollugo verticillata ( green carpetweed) is a rapidly spreading annual plant from tropical America. In eastern North America, it is a common weed growing in disturbed areas. It forms a prostrate circular mat that can quickly climb over nearby plants and obstacles. The species has been reported from every state in the United States except Alaska, Hawaii, and Utah, as well as from British Columbia, Manitoba. Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. |
Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | Lifespan [1] | Annual | Structure [2] | Herb | | Height [1] | 6 inches (0.15 m) | View Plants For A Future Record : Mollugo verticillata |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Acadia National Park |
II |
35996 |
Maine, United States |
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Algonquin Provincial Park |
IV |
1868802 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Assateague Island National Seashore |
II |
8621 |
Maryland, United States |
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Canaveral National Seashore |
II |
9090 |
Florida, United States |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
II |
18379 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
19586 |
Maryland, District of Columbia, United States |
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Chiricahua National Monument |
V |
1421 |
Arizona, United States |
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Corcovado National Park |
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115845 |
Costa Rica |
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Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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North Carolina, United States |
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Cumberland Gap National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
24282 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, United States |
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Edwin S. George Reserve |
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1297 |
Michigan, United States |
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El Palmar National Park |
II |
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Entre Rios, Argentina |
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Fire Island National Seashore |
V |
9433 |
New York, United States |
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield |
III |
560 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Fort Larned National Historic Site |
III |
706 |
Kansas, United States |
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Gateway National Recreation Area |
V |
1807 |
New Jersey, United States |
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument |
V |
435 |
Virginia, United States |
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Gettysburg National Military Park |
V |
3560 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Gulf Island National Seashore |
II |
67487 |
Florida, Mississippi, United States |
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Homestead National Monument of America |
V |
850 |
Nebraska, United States |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Jornada Biosphere Reserve |
Ib |
30913 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Mburucuyá National Park |
II |
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Corrientes, Argentina |
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Moores Creek National Battlefield |
III |
100 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Obed Wild and Scenic River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
5268 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Palo Verde National Park |
II |
46190 |
Costa Rica |
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Point Pelee National Park |
II |
5764 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Richmond National Battlefield Park |
III |
1517 |
Virginia, United States |
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Saratoga National Historical Park |
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New York, United States |
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Shiloh National Military Park |
III |
4061 |
Tennessee, United States |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Upper Miss. River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
25823 |
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States |
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Valley Forge National Historical Park |
VI |
3509 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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