English: Threadstem carpetweed; Slender Carpetweed.
Synonym:
Hypertelis cerviana.
Region: southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia.
Habitat: in sandy sites, roadsides, shady and wet fields, cultivation and waste places, bare ground, dry river beds.
Ecology: troublesome weed
Use: leaves, cooked, as a vegetable; medicine.
BotanyHerb; small, up to 6 cm tall; erect; multi-stemmed; annual; inconspicuous.
Stem: thin, erect; slender; 20 cm long.
Leaves: narrow, waxy; tender; 1 to 2 cm long, linear; in whorls around the stem.
Inflorescence: loose umbel.
Flowers: tiny; whitish, petal-like sepals less than 2 mm long; no true petals.