Herniaria glabra L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Caryophyllaceae
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Scientific Name
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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.