Corn Spurry

(Spergula arvensis)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves & Flowers	Fruit

Growth habits: Ascending or spreading erect annual herb

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from finely branched taproot

Leaf anatomy: Threadlike leaves, opposite but apparently whorled around stem

Reproduction: Flower corolla regular, white, 5 petals in terminal clusters

^{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}