| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Herniaria mauritanica Murb. |
| Bibliography | Acta Univ. Lund. 33(12): 47 (1897) |
| Native Range | Algeria to Tunisia |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves fasciculate, axillary, glaucous, coriaceous, glabrous, ovate, subsessile, acuminate, 3-4mm, many flowered clusters forming terminal spike |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | green |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | 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 | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) |