Flora of North America species comparison

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Soleirolia soleirolii

baby's-tears, mother of thousands
Habit Herbs, 0.2-2.5dm, sparsely to densely pubescent with falcate and straight hairs.
Stems

rooting at nodes.
Leaf

blades 3-8 × 2-4mm, base prominently oblique.
Achenes

light brown, shiny, symmetric, 0.8-0.9 × 0.6mm, hard.

Soleirolia soleirolii
Phenology Flowering late winter–spring.
Habitat Weed in lawns and gardens, waste places, shaded banks, sidewalks
Elevation 0-100m [0-300ft]
Distribution
from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California); Europe [Introduced in North America]
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Parent taxa Urticaceae > Soleirolia
Synonyms Helxine soleirolii
Name authority (Requien) Dandy: Feddes Repert. 70: 4. (1965)
Source FNA vol. 3. Treatment author: David E. Boufford.
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