Missouri Weed Seeds

Aizoaceae (Carpetweed family)

Broadleaf plant family

This is a small family of plants. Other than carpetweed, only two spec of plants in this family are known to occur in relatively isolated locations ies in Missouri.

Carpetweed Carpetweed
Mollugo verticillata
 

For an idea of relative seed size, each photo contains a millimeter ruler. The distance between increments is 1 mm.