Compare your observations and notes with mine:
- Flower color — white
- Flower shape — regular
- Inflorescence arrangement — sessile attachment along three peduncles
- Number of petals — 4
- Number of sepals — 4
- Number of pistils — 4
- Number of stamens — 8
- Leaf petiole — no
- Leaf division — simple
- Leaf shape — round to obovate
- Leaf margin — entire
- Leaf arrangement — whorls of three
- Leaf venation — ?
- Stem — smooth, pink to red color
- Other — fleshy, succulent leaves and stems
This wildflower can be found on the following websites:
- Southeastern Flora
- Missouri Plants — not easily found using key (grouped with a leaf arrangement of “alternate”); photos are available for confirmation purposes
- Discover Life — considers flower cluster to be “few” and leaf shape to be “wider near tip”