Carrichtera annua
Common names
Ward’s weed
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1959
Origin
Mediterranean, S.W. Asia
Other information
Etymology
annua: From the Latin annuus ‘year’, referring to a plant which completes its life cycle in a single year