Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Mollugo cerviana (Linnaeus) Seringe
(Threadstem Carpetweed)

Family: Molluginaceae

Status: Exotic

Synonyms:
Pharnaceum cerviana Linnaeus

Mollugo cerviana is an erect herb with glaucous, linear leaves in whorls. The stems are slender. The capsules are spherical, brown and finely reticulate. Mollugo cerviana is found on dry sandbars and is much more highly branched and more delicate than the similar Drymaria molluginea which prefers forest habitat.
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Mollugo cerviana, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, Sept. 7, 2008, DAZ herbarium voucher specimen 2008-9-7-4

Mollugo cerviana, closeup growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, Sept. 7, 2008, DAZ herbarium voucher specimen 2008-9-7-4

Mollugo cerviana, micro of capsules and leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, Sept. 7, 2008, DAZ herbarium voucher specimen 2008-9-7-4

Mollugo cerviana, micro reticulate brown seeds, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, Sept. 7, 2008, DAZ herbarium voucher specimen 2008-9-7-4

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