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Field Madder

Sherardia arvensis

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Description:

Sherardia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. The tiny pale lilac or pink flowers are approximately 3 mm in diameter and have a long tube, with only the end part of the four petals free. The flowers grow in clusters of two or three together in an involucral structure formed out of a ring of six bracts.
Νative to Europe, Mediterranean region and W Asia; widely escaped worldwide.

Habitat:

Meadow in Seih-Sou, the suburban forest of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Reference Links:

Field Madder - Sherardia arvensis - Overview, Sherardia

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