Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Moenchia erecta
Common name
Erect chickweed
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Where found
Weed of moist sites in woodland, pastures, and gardens. Widespread. Rarely coast and ranges.
Notes
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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