Flora Pittsburghensis

Aizoaceae

Carpetweed Family

Carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata). A pretty little flower on a tiny scale, also called “Indian Chickweed” (“Indian” meaning, as it often does in North American plant names, “not really”). Carpetweed is quite variable, especially in the leaves, but it remains easy to identify, since it is the only member of its family in our area.

Index of Families.