Plant: Annual with weak stems from 5 to 50 inches long.
Used as stuffing for mattresses from which the name comes.
Introduced from Europe.
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Flowers: Small, greenish-white arising from the leaf
axils. Fruit consists of 2 roundish pods joined in the
middle and covered with hooked hairs.
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Leaf: Whorls of 6 to 8 around square stem, thin, 1/2 to 1 1/2
inches long with stiff hairs.
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Flowering period: |
March to July
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Can be found here: |
Back Bay Drive
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Native Plant: No
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Halophyte: No |
Family Name: Madder |
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Date: 8/29/2010
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