| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Herniaria glabra L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 218 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe to Mongolia and sc. China, n. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 0-3400m |
| 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 | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Herniaria arenaria Kuntze Herniaria ceretana Sennen Herniaria ceretanica Sennen Herniaria corrigioloides Lojac. Herniaria fruticosa Gouan Herniaria glabra var. atrovirens Strobl Herniaria glabra ssp. ceretana (Sennen) Sennen Herniaria glabra var. decipiens Pomel ex Batt. Herniaria glabra f. glaberrima (Fenzl) Trinajstic Herniaria glabra ssp. microcarpos F.Herm. Herniaria glabra ssp. nebrodensis Jan ex Nyman Herniaria glabra var. parviflora Lange Herniaria glabra ssp. rotundifolia (Vis.) Trpin Herniaria glabra f. scabrescens (Willk.) Trinajstic Herniaria glabra var. setulosa Beck Herniaria glabra var. vera Bab. Herniaria graebneri F.Herm. Herniaria kotovii Klokov Herniaria microcarpa C.Presl Herniaria nebrodensis Jan ex Nyman Herniaria rotundifolia Vis. Herniaria suavis Klokov Herniaria vulgaria Bonnier & Layens Herniaria vugaris Spreng. Herniaria vulgaris ssp. glabra (L.) Bonnier & Layens Paronychia herniaria E.H.L.Krause |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, GRB Great Britain, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |