Flower ID: IMG_8190.JPG-08-04-2023 Flower name (scientific): Mollugo verticillata Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) mol-LOO-go ver-ti-si-LAH-tuh Flower name (common): Carpetweed Family name (common): Carpetweed Family name (scientific): Molluginaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Latin mollis for soft, referencing some unknown soft plant. Specific epithet: Latin for having whorls, in reference to the leaves. Common name origin: From the mat-like horizontal spread of the plant. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (3 to 5 mm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, None Plant description: Size: 1 to 6 inches (3 to 15 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is whorl, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 4 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, linear to elliptic, obovate, or broadly spatulate (FNA), linear or linear-oblanceolate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Disturbed areas, waste areas, roadsides, fields, sun or semi-shade, moist to dry. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.800108 Longitude: -91.509138 Altitude: 225.70 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC