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Pharnaceum cerviana, Pharnaceum umbellatum
Degaygah, thread-stem carpetweed
Mollugo cerviana is a species of flowering plant known by the common name threadstem carpetweed. It can be found on most continents growing as a weed in many types of dry, sandy habitat types. It is an annual herb producing a thin, erect stem up to about 20 centimeters tall. The narrow, waxy leaves are up to 1.5 centimeters long, linear in shape, and arranged in whorls around the stem. The inflorescence is a loose umbel of tiny flowers each made up of whitish, petal-like sepals less than 2 millimeters long, and no true petals.
  Seed capsules of thread-stem carpetweed (Mollugo cerviana) or may be Spergula in Uwaynat Bin Husayn near Simaisma. Qatar, March 6, 2015 Al Khor Coastal Road, Qatar Thread-stem carpetweed (Mollugo cerviana) or may be Spergula in Uwaynat Bin Husayn near Simaisma. Qatar, March 6, 2015Al Khor Coastal Road, Qatar Thread-stem carpetweed (Mollugo cerviana) or may be Spergula taken from Uwaynat Bin Husayn near Simaisma. Northern Qatar, March 6, 2015 Close up of thread-stem carpetweed (Mollugo cerviana) or may be Spergula taken from Uwaynat Bin Husayn near Simaisma. Northern Qatar, March 6, 2015 Opened seed capsules of thread-stem carpetweed (Mollugo cerviana) or may be Spergula taken from Uwaynat Bin Husayn near Simaisma. Northern Qatar, March 6, 2015 Fruits and black seeds of thread-stem carpetweed (Mollugo cerviana) or may be Spergula taken from Uwaynat Bin Husayn near Simaisma. Northern Qatar, March 6, 2015 Close up of black seeds of thread-stem carpetweed (Mollugo cerviana) or may be Spergula taken from Uwaynat Bin Husayn near Simaisma. Northern Qatar, March 6, 2015 |
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