| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Herniaria incana Lam. |
| Bibliography | Encycl. 3: 124 (1789) |
| Native Range | Europe to Medit. and Turkmenistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 0-2285m |
| Description | taproot, white hirsute, leaves oblong-linear to obovate, stipules ovate, ciliate, flowers in axillary fascicles, calyx lobes 5, ovate |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 africana (Batt.) Sennen & Mauricio Herniaria alpina Loisel. ex DC. Herniaria besseri Fisch. ex Hornem. Herniaria densiflora F.N.Williams ex Post Herniaria hirsuta M.Bieb. Herniaria hirsuta f. pauciflora Batt. Herniaria incana var. africana Batt, Herniaria incana var. angustifolia Fenzl Herniaria incana ssp. besseri (Hornem.)) Nyman Herniaria incana var. latifolia Fenzl Herniaria incana ssp. pauciflora (Batt.) Maire Herniaria macrocarpa Sm. Herniaria millegrana Besser Herniaria multicaulis Kit. ex Kanitz Paronychia incana (Lam.) E.H.L.Krause |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (CZE Czechoslovakia, HUN Hungary) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, KRY Krym, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |