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Illecebrum
Sign in to saveIllecebrum is a monotypic genus in the family Caryophyllaceae. It contains the single species Illecebrum verticillatum, which is a trailing annual plant native to Europe, with whorls of small white flowers borne in the axils of the paired leaves.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Illecebrum is referenced by 9 other articles, and connects out to Europe, Poland and Denmark.
Vinony files it under Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Caryophyllaceae and Flora of Europe.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
spoon-leaved moss
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCaryophyllaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 71
- With media
- 57
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Collections
- MO, MEL, ANSP, MNHN, UPS, BRIT
- Recorded in
- Spain, Croatia, South Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Senegal, Indonesia, Sierra Leone
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Caryophyllaceae
- Image
- Quirlige Knorpelmiere (Illecebrum verticillatum).jpg
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- taxon name
- Illecebrum
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Illecebrum
- taxon common name
- coral necklace
- Commons category
- Illecebrum
- taxonomic type
- Illecebrum verticillatum
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Description
- Taxonomy
- References
Illecebrum is a monotypic genus in the family Caryophyllaceae. It contains the single species Illecebrum verticillatum, which is a trailing annual plant native to Europe, with whorls of small white flowers borne in the axils of the paired leaves.
==Distribution== Illecebrum verticillatum is native to much of Europe, from the western Iberian Peninsula to Poland; it is rare in Great Britain, and its northernmost station is in Denmark. It has also been introduced species to at least one site in New Zealand and one site in Western Australia.
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