| 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 |
| Can be found here: | Back Bay Drive |
| Native Plant: No |
Halophyte: No |
| Family Name: Madder |
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Date: 8/29/2010
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