Polycarpon
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Polycarpon is a genus of flowering plants in the pink family
. They are known generally as manyseeds. There are roughly 9 to 15 species, representing most continents. 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
. These plants are low, matted annuals spreading slender stems along the ground or erect with many branches.
Species include:
Caryophyllaceae
The Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae and Polygonaceae...
. They are known generally as manyseeds. There are roughly 9 to 15 species, representing most continents. The best-known species is perhaps Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Polycarpon tetraphyllum, commonly known as Four-leaved Allseed , is a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae . An annual herb growing to 15 cm in height, it is found on sandy soils, in coastal areas and on wasteland. Native to Europe, it is also naturalised in parts of North America, Australia and...
, which is native to southern Europe but is present in many other regions as an introduced species
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
. These plants are low, matted annuals spreading slender stems along the ground or erect with many branches.
Species include:
- Polycarpon depressumPolycarpon depressumPolycarpon depressum is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name California manyseed. It is native to southern California and Baja California, where it grows in sandy habitat such as coastal bluffs and disturbed habitat types such as fields and roadsides...
- California manyseed - Polycarpon prostratum
- Polycarpon succulentum
- Polycarpon tetraphyllumPolycarpon tetraphyllumPolycarpon tetraphyllum, commonly known as Four-leaved Allseed , is a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae . An annual herb growing to 15 cm in height, it is found on sandy soils, in coastal areas and on wasteland. Native to Europe, it is also naturalised in parts of North America, Australia and...
- fourleaf manyseed