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Polycarpon tetraphyllum diphyllum (Polycarpon tetraphyllum diphyllum)

Description

Polycarpon tetraphyllum, commonly known as-four-leaved allseed-(also-fourleaf allseed-or-fourleaf manyseed), is a plant of the family-Caryophyllaceae-(pinks). An annual herb growing to 15 cm in height, it is found on sandy soils, in coastal areas and on wasteland. Native to-Europe, it is also naturalised in parts of-North America,-Australia-and elsewhere. It is rare in-Britain, except in the-Scilly Isles.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Caryophyllaceae

              • Genus: Polycarpon