MOLLUGINACEAE,  Carpetweed Family

Annual prostrate branched herb; leaves whorled, 3-8 at a node, oblanceolate, 1-3 cm long; flowers hypogynous, perfect, pediceled, about 5 mm wide, a few together at nodes; calyx regular, of 5 separate white or green sepals; petals none; stamens usually 3; styles short, 3; capsule 3-loculed, many-seeded; placentae central.

Molluginaceae