Petrorhagia prolifera
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Photos courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Petrorhagia prolifera |
| Common name: | childing pink |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | annual |
| Origin: | introduced |
| Plant height: | to 18" |
| Foliage: | linear, opposite |
| Flower: | small pink to purply flowers |
| Flowering time: | summer |
| Habitat: | dry fields, roadside, waste areas |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
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