Molluginaceae FAMILY
Mollugo verticillata
Mollugo verticillata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Mollugo verticillata is a slender, much branched, erect to prostrate annual plant with stems up to 20cm long[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeEastern and western N. America - southwards from Quebec and British Columbia, through central America to southern S. America (absent from Chile)
HabitatSandy river banks, roadsides and cultivated ground[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Weedy in fields, gardens, roadsides, moist to dry soils and sand; from sea level to 3000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].