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Nakedstem Carpetweed

Paramollugo nudicaulis

Also called Smooth Carpetweed

Nakedstem Carpetweed — Photo: Agnes, CC BY 4.0

Nakedstem carpetweed is a low, spreading annual weed of disturbed ground, roadsides and cultivated fields in warm regions. It is grown only as a weed, not as an ornamental, and is easiest managed by removing it before it sets seed.

Family: Molluginaceae (Mollugin family)
Grows as: Annual
Light: Full sun, Part shade
Water: Grows naturally in seasonal rain; water only in dry spells, keeping soil lightly moist.
Soil: Tolerates a wide range of soils, including poor, sandy or disturbed ground.
Temperature: 18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy: Easy
Native range: Africa to Sinai, SW. Arabian Pen., Afghanistan to China (Guangdong) and Ibdo-Chi
Climate: seasonally dry tropical

About

Paramollugo nudicaulis is a species of plant in the genus Paramollugo. Originally native to Madagascar and surrounding islands, it has become widely dispersed as a weed across tropical Africa, southern Arabia, and South and Southeast Asia.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paramollugo nudicaulis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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