The Vascular Plants of Iowa

An Annotated Checklist and Natural History

University of Iowa Press Digital Editions


Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Caryophyllaceae
Genus:
Vaccaria Moench Moench
Species:
Vaccaria pyramidata Medicus
Synonym(s):
Saponaria vaccaria L.
Vaccaria segetalis (Neck.) Garcke
Species Common Name:
Cowherb, cow cockle
Habitat:
Roadsides; fields
Abundance and Distribution:
Infrequent southwest; rare north central
Origin:
Not native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e5253