| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Herniaria glabra L. |
| Synonyms | Herniaria ceretana Sennen |
| Herniaria kotovii Klokov | |
| Herniaria microcarpa C.Presl | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 0-2800m |
| Description | stems more or less strigose, sometimes glabrous, leaves ovate to lanceolate, 3-7mm long, ciliate, obtuse, glabrous, flowers 6-10 in axillary clusters |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | greenish |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Denmark , Great Britain , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Netherlands , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (Corse , Portugal , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Romania , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Krym , Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia , Northwest European Russia , Ukraine ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran , Lebanon-Syria , Sinai , Turkey ) China (China South-Central , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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