Herniaria incana Lam.

Gray rupturewort (en), Herniaire blanchâtre (fr), Herniaire blanchie (fr), Herniaire blanche (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Herniaria

Characteristics

A strong perennial with densely white-hairy lvs to 12 × 3 mm, and fls ca 2 mm, has been reported as an introduction (from Europe) on Assateague I. in Md.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.28
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 12
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Herniaria incana habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Herniaria incana leaf picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Herniaria incana leaf picture by Ivan Perković (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Herniaria incana flower picture by Jan Baeteman (cc-by-sa)
Herniaria incana flower picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Herniaria incana flower picture by Stefana Popova (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Herniaria incana world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria, France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:434809-1
WFO ID wfo-0000720690
COL ID 3L2KK
BDTFX ID 75167
INPN ID 101414
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Herniaria besseri Herniaria macrocarpa Herniaria incana