*Moenchia erecta (Linnaeus) G. Gaertner, B. Meyer, & Scherbius ssp. erecta . Common name: Upright Chickweed. Phenology: May. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. This species was collected as a "wool alien" in Berkeley County, SC in 1958 (Rabeler 1991). Garland, Goldman, & Rabeler (2021) report multiple locations from Guilford County, NC.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA5, Garland, Goldman, & Rabeler (2021); = n/a — C, Pa, RAB, Tat; = Sagina erecta L.; < Moenchia erecta (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey., & Scherb. — Il, K4. Basionym: Sagina erecta L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Moenchia erecta ssp. erecta - FNA5
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