Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Herniaria hemistemon J.Gay |
Synonyms | Herniaria sphacelata Hochst. ex Webb |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | leaves green, opposite, ovate or ovate-oblong, obtuse, subsessile, shortly hirsute, 6mm, stipules ca. 2mm, ovate-triangular, ciliate, flowers few in axillary clusters |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | green |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia , Western Sahara ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai ) Arabian Peninsula (Gulf States , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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