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Herniaria hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name hairy rupturewort. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa, and it is known on other continents, including North America, as an introduced species. This is an annual herb with stems up to 20 cm (8 in) long usually growing prostrate along the ground. The small, fuzzy, pale green leaves are up to about a centimeter long and coat the stems. The inflorescences appear in the leaf axils. Each contains three to eight hairy green sepals and no petals. The fruit is a tiny bumpy utricle containing one seed. This plant is used in Morocco as an herbal remedy for kidney stones.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Annual, Perennial
- Genus
- Herniaria
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-8
- Mature Height
- 8 cm
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm to 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Blue
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- Green
- Flower Size
- 0.10 cm to 0.20 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Native Area
- Turkey, India, Austria, United Arab Emirates, Slovakia, Montenegro, Eritrea, Pakistan, Slovenia, Morocco, Croatia, Uzbekistan, Oman, Ethiopia, Romania, Belgium, Portugal, France, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Czech Republic, Sudan, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Poland, Armenia, Greece, Ukraine, Lebanon, Serbia, Afghanistan, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Iran, Albania, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Hungary, Turkmenistan
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Hairy rupturewort en Hairy rupture-wort
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