WorldFloraDB - Herniaria polygama

Characteristics

Plants annual, pubescent. Stems spreading, 3--15 cm. Petiole short; leaf blade oblong-elliptic, 3--10 × 1--3 mm, base attenuate, apex obtuse. Glomerules leaf-opposed, (6--)10--12-or more flowered. Flowers 4-merous, 1.4--1.5(--1.7) mm. Sepals lanceolate, ca. 1.5 × 0.5 mm, abaxially hairy, apex apiculate. Stamens 4, shorter than sepals. Style (0.3--)0.5 mm, often longer than sepals at maturity, divided for ca. 1/3 length. Achene ovoid, subequaling calyx. Fl. Jul--Aug, fr. Aug--Sep.

Life form

annual

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

-

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

-

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
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	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:434837-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000720729
COL ID	3L2LL
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Herniaria polygama Herniaria odorata

WorldFloraDB 2024

Herniaria polygama J.Gay

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Herniaria