Burstwort
Herniaria hirsuta cinerea
Photographed near Mesquite Wash, e. Maricopa Co., Arizona. March 30, 2008. This photo is part of the Wikimedia Commons
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ANNUAL: A small annual of spring growing prostrate on soil typically
spreading to less than 20 cm across.
LEAVES: Leaves are elyptic, opposite on the stem and covered with ashy
hairs. The stems and flower sepals are likewise beset with hairs.
RANGE: An introduced weed that is apparently still spreading into new
areas in the Sonoran Desert. Common near washes, disturbed sandy soils, and in urban settings - often
growing from cracks in pavement.
FRUIT: Minute capsules containing a single-seed.
FLOWERS: Numerous, minute green flowers in clusters.
UNARMED: Thornless.