HerbWildAnnual

Spergula arvensis L.

Kalri booti

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Description

Spergula arvensis is an erect to ascending annual herb, usually 10–50 cm tall, with slender, much-branched stems. Leaves are linear, narrow, bright green, and arranged in apparent whorls due to the presence of axillary fascicles. Small white flowers with five deeply divided petals are borne in loose terminal cymes. Fruits are globose capsules that split open by five valves, releasing numerous small, dark brown seeds.

Diagnostic Characters

Vegetative

Slender branched herb with narrow leaves appearing in whorls.

Floral

Small white flowers with deeply divided petals.

Fruit & Seed

Rounded capsules containing numerous rough, dark seeds.

Distribution

Native range: Europe and temperate Asia.

Introduced range: Widely naturalized worldwide.

In Pakistan: Found in northern Pakistan, particularly in cultivated fields and mountainous regions.

Phenology

Flowering

Fruiting

Flowering: March–June Fruiting: April–July

Ethnobotany & Uses

Uses

Young plants are occasionally used as livestock fodder. Seeds serve as food for birds. Common weed in cereal fields and cultivated land.

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Where it grows on campus

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Taxonomic Notes

Spergula arvensis, commonly known as Corn Spurrey, is distinguished by its whorled-appearing linear leaves and small white flowers. It is accepted by Flora of Pakistan, Plants of the World Online (POWO), and World Flora Online (WFO).