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Spergula arvensis
Spergula arvensis
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Spergula arvensis
L.
Common Name :
Corn Spurry
Plant Family :
Caryophyllaceae
Plant Form :
Herb
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Indroda Park
About Spergula arvensis Plant :
Habit :
An erect, suberect or diffuse, glabrous or glabrescent herbs.
Leaves :
Linear-subulate, somewhat fleshy.
Inflorescence :
Terminal, subumbellate cymes.
Flowers :
White, stalked.
Fruit :
Capsule ovate or subglobose, glabrous.
Seeds many, black or dark-brown, granulose or papillose, minutely winged.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
October - January
Significance :
A weed in cultivated fields.