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Spermolepis inermis
Also called Spreading Scaleseed
Red River scaleseed is a small annual wildflower of the carrot family, native to grasslands in the central and southeastern US and eastern Mexico. It is a wild species rather than a commonly grown garden plant, so care notes are general guidance for sunny, well-drained conditions.
Spermolepis inermis, the Red River scaleseed or spreading scaleseed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to the central and southeastern United States, and eastern Mexico. An annual reaching 3 ft (1 m), it is found in grasslands.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spermolepis inermis 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.
