Sherardia arvensis
Common name
field madder
Family
Rubiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
SHEARV
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Violet/Purple
Year naturalised
1867
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean, N. Africa, W. Asia
Etymology
arvensis: Growing in arable fields