Herniaria glabra L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Caryophyllaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Herniaria glabra L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Freely branched, mat-forming, subglabrous annual or perennial; lvs numerous, subsessile, 2–6 × 1–3 mm or some smaller; interpetiolar stipules 0.5–1 mm; fls congested in small cymose axillary (or seemingly lf-opposed) clusters (the clusters sometimes forming short axillary branches), 4–5-parted, 0.5–1 mm; stamens 2–5; staminodes 4–6; 2n=18. Native of Europe, casually intr. here and there in our range.