Herniaria caucasica Rupr.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Herniaria

Characteristics

Plants perennial, yellowish green, tomentose. Stems prostrate, 5--15 cm. Leaf blade obovate or oblong, 4--5 × 2--3 mm, base attenuate, apex obtuse. Glomerules leaf-opposed, (1--)4--12-flowered. Flowers 5-merous, yellowish green, (1.6--)1.8--2.3 mm. Sepals oblong, 1--1.5 × ca. 0.5 mm, ciliate, apex obtuse. Stamens 5, shorter than sepals. Style exserted at maturity, 0.3--0.4 mm, stigmas 2, often spreading. Achene subequaling calyx. Seed dark brown, subglobose, ca. 0.8 × 0.8 mm. Fl. Jul--Aug, fr. Aug--Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 12
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Images

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Distribution

Herniaria caucasica world distribution map, present in Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mongolia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:434780-1
WFO ID wfo-0000720652
COL ID 3L2JL
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Synonyms

Herniaria caucasica