sherardia

Genus Sherardia was named in his honour by Sébastien Vaillant in 1718.

Sherardia arvensis (I)

The Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis) is a close relative and may be confused with a tiny bedstraw.

The four-angled stems with whorls of bristly leaves and tiny flowers are reminiscent of the Bedstraws and other related Rubiaceae, but Sherardia is distinguished by its mauve/pink flowers which have a long tube, and which only in this case are in heads.