Polycarpon tetraphyllum

Polycarpon tetraphyllum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribe: Polycarpeae
Genus: Polycarpon
Species: Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Subspecies: P. t. subsp. alsinifolium – P. t. subsp. arabicum – P. t. subsp. apurense – P. t. subsp. catalaunicum – P. t. subsp. colomense – P. t. subsp. depressum – P. t. subsp. diphyllum – P. t. subsp. dunense – P. t. subsp. herniarioides – P. t. subsp. peruvianum – P. t. subsp. polycarpoides – P. t. subsp. sauvagei – P. t. subsp. tetraphyllum

Name

Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10 2: 881. (1759).
Notes: Updates in progress see Discussion Page

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page.  p. 881

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Polycarpon tetraphyllum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Polycarpon tetraphyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Polycarpon tetraphyllum. Published online. Accessed: Dec 20 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Polycarpon tetraphyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Sep 2019. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Polycarpon tetraphyllum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Vierblättriges Nagelkraut
• English: Four-leaved Allseed, Fourleaf Manyseed
• Nederlands: Kransmuur
• slovenščina: štirilistna pohojenka

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