Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
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Moenchia erecta
Erect chickweed
Caryophyllaceae
Weed of moist sites in woodland, pastures, and gardens. Widespread. Rarely coast and ranges.
Introduced annual herb to 0.12 m high. Stems hairless, often glaucous. Basal leaves soon withering. Stem leaves few, opposite each other, 0.5–1.5 cm long, 0.7–2.5 mm wide, tips pointed. Flowers white, about 8 mm in diameter, with 4 petals. Flowers in 1–3-flowered clusters. Flowering: winter-spring.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Moenchia~erecta (accessed 24 January, 2021)
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