Carpetweed

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Seedling.  Key characteristics: cotyledons are thick and spatula-shaped.

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Vegetative plant.  Key characteristics: leaves occur in whorls around the stems; plant grows along the soil surface producing mats.

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Flowers.  Key characteristics: very small, white.

Carpetweed is extremely small - less than 0.5mm in diameter.

Life cycle: summer annual.