How to identify Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia
Identify Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Spoon-shaped.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-March.
- Confirm it sits within the Aizoaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Spoon-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia itself; the rest are typical of the Aizoaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Aizoaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia
A member of the Aizoaceae family, Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia is a herb. It grows in sandy and river banks. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.

Aizoaceae
Carpet-Weed Family
Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia belongs to the Aizoaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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