Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-663.47.13
Illecebrum verticillatum
English: Coral necklace; Whorled knotweed.
Name: illecebra is Latin for enticement, verticillatum means whorled
Source: Culpepper.
Region: Europe.
Botany: damp sandy heath land; procumbent or decumbent, trailing stems, to 20 cm high; leaves ovate, opposite; flowers small, clustered in the axils of the leaves; their petals are much smaller than the white sepals.