familyCaryophyllaceae
subfamilyCaryophyllaceae subfam. Polycarpoideae
genusPolycarpon
speciesPolycarpon tetraphyllum

Polycarpon tetraphyllum

(Linnaeus) Linnaeus

Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 881. 1759.

John W. Thieret, Richard K. Rabeler
Common names: Fourleaf manyseed
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Mollugo tetraphylla Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 89. 1753
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 26. Mentioned on page 25.

Distribution

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B.C., Ala., Calif., Fla., Ga., S.C., Tex., s Europe (Mediterranean region), considered cosmopolitan via introduction.

Discussion

Subspecies 3 (1 in the flora).

The flowers of Polycarpon tetraphyllum are said to be homogamous, self-pollinated, and often cleistogamous.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Author
John W. Thieret +  and Richard K. Rabeler +
Authority
(Linnaeus) Linnaeus +
Basionyms
Mollugo tetraphylla +
Common name
Fourleaf manyseed +
Distribution
B.C. +, Ala. +, Calif. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, s Europe (Mediterranean region) +  and considered cosmopolitan via introduction. +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Number of lower taxa
1 +
Publication title
Syst. Nat. ed. +
Publication year
1759 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V5/V5 42.xml +
Special status
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Taxon family
Caryophyllaceae +
Taxon name
Polycarpon tetraphyllum +
Taxon parent
Polycarpon +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 5 +