Sonoran Desert Naturalist >>> Field Guide >>> Sonoran Desert Flora >>> Caryophyllaceae
Mostly annual herbs. Some with showy flowers - others with green, non-showy. Leaves opposite at swollen stem nodes.
Hairy Rupturewort |
Herniaria hirsuta cinerea |
Common Chickweed |
Stellaria media |
Spring annual grows prostrate on soil. Plants small and covered with glistening hairs. Flowers minute, green. Detailed Description |
Mostly appears as a diminutive weed in lawns and gardens, but occasionally in riparian places. Grows low along soil. Very small flowers; leaves ovate and oppposite. Detailed Description |