Polycarpon depressum
in J. Torrey and A. Gray,SFl. N. Amer. 1: 174. 1838.
Common names: California manyseed
Stems prostrate, 1–6 cm. Leaves opposite, not whorled; stipules 0.4–1.2 mm; blade spatulate to obovate or oblanceolate, 3–9 mm. Inflorescence bracts mostly present. Flowers: sepals flat or sometimes barely keeled, 1–1.5 mm; petals linear to elliptic, 0.8–1 mm, 1/2 times as long as sepals; stamens 3–5. Capsules not clasped by calyx, spherical, valve margins straight or only slightly rolled inward after dehiscence. Seeds obliquely triangular, 0.4–0.5 mm, finely granular.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Sandy places, fields, weedy areas
Elevation: 0-500 m
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California)
Discussion
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perigynous +
hooded +
acute;mucronate;obtuse;acuminate;aristate +
absent +
spongy +
distinct +
absent +
clawed +
whorled +
arising +
absent +
emarginate +
1-veined +
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foliaceous +
paired +
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reduced +
scarious +
spherical +
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woody +
California manyseed +
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linear;elliptic +
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in J. Torrey and A. Gray,SFl. N. Amer. +
1838 +
arising +
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terete;finely ridged +
subcapitate +
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papillate +
bristlelike +
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scarious +
3-branched +
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tuberous +
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