Polycarpon prostratum
A species in the Caryophyllaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Polycarpon
- Species
- Polycarpon prostratum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1889
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Polycarpon prostratum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alsine prostrataName author: Forssk.
- Arenaria prostrataName author: (Forssk.) Ser.
- Arversia depressaName author: (L.) Klotzsch
- Arversia memphiticaName author: (Delile) Webb
- Loeflingia indicaName author: Retz.
- Mollia memphiticaName author: (Delile) Colla
- Pharnaceum depressumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Polycarpa prostrataName author: Kuntze
- Polycarpaea memphiticaName author: Delile
- Polycarpaea prostrataName author: (Forssk.) Decne.
- Polycarpon depressumName author: (L.) Rohrb.
- Polycarpon glaucifoliumName author: A.Chev.
- Polycarpon indicumName author: (Retz.) Merr.
- Polycarpon loeflingiiName author: Wight & Arn. ex Benth.
- Polycarpon memphiticumName author: Fenzl ex Broun & R.E.Massey
- Robbairea prostrataName author: (Forssk.) Boiss.
- Spergula prostrataName author: (Forssk.) D.Dietr.
- Spergularia prostrataName author: (Forssk.) G.Don
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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