Herniaria
PlantsFamily: Caryophyllaceae
63 species in the Library
About
Herniaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae known generally as ruptureworts. They are native to Eurasia and Africa but several species have been widely introduced to other continents. These are flat, mat-forming annual herbs. The genus gets its scientific and common names from the once-held belief that species could be used as an herbal remedy for hernias.
Summary from Wikipedia
Herniaria abyssinica
Herniaria abyssinica
Herniaria acrochaeta
Herniaria acrochaeta
Herniaria algarvica
Herniaria algarvica
Herniaria alpestris
Herniaria alpestris
Herniaria alpina
Herniaria alpina
Herniaria amoena
Herniaria amoena
Herniaria arabica
Herniaria arabica
Herniaria argaea
Herniaria argaea
Herniaria atlantica
Herniaria atlantica
Herniaria austroamericana
Herniaria austroamericana
Herniaria baetica
Herniaria baetica

Herniaria besseri
Herniaria besseri
Herniaria bicolor
Herniaria bicolor
Herniaria boisseri
Herniaria boisseri
Herniaria boissieri
Herniaria boissieri
Herniaria bornmuelleri
Herniaria bornmuelleri
Herniaria cabanensis
Herniaria cabanensis
Herniaria cachemiriana
Herniaria cachemiriana
Herniaria canariensis
Herniaria canariensis
Herniaria capensis
Herniaria capensis

Herniaria caucasica
Herniaria caucasica
Herniaria ciliolata
Herniaria ciliolata

Herniaria cinerea
Herniaria cinerea
Herniaria cyrenaica
Herniaria cyrenaica
Herniaria degenii
Herniaria degenii
Herniaria erckertii
Herniaria erckertii
Herniaria ericifolia
Herniaria ericifolia
Herniaria fontanesii
Herniaria fontanesii

Herniaria fruticosa
Herniaria fruticosa
Herniaria glaberrima
Herniaria glaberrima

Herniaria glabra
Herniaria glabra
Herniaria grimmii
Herniaria grimmii
Herniaria hemistemon
Herniaria hemistemon

Herniaria hirsuta
Herniaria hirsuta

Herniaria incana
Herniaria incana
Herniaria latifolia
Herniaria latifolia
Herniaria litardierei
Herniaria litardierei
Herniaria lusitanica
Herniaria lusitanica
Herniaria maritima
Herniaria maritima
Herniaria maskatensis
Herniaria maskatensis
Herniaria mauritanica
Herniaria mauritanica
Herniaria micrantha
Herniaria micrantha
Herniaria montenegrina
Herniaria montenegrina
Herniaria nigrimontium
Herniaria nigrimontium
Herniaria olympica
Herniaria olympica
Herniaria oranensis
Herniaria oranensis
Herniaria orientalis
Herniaria orientalis
Herniaria parnassica
Herniaria parnassica
Herniaria pauciflora
Herniaria pauciflora
Herniaria pearsonii
Herniaria pearsonii
Herniaria permixta
Herniaria permixta
Herniaria pisidica
Herniaria pisidica

Herniaria polygama
Herniaria polygama
Herniaria pujosii
Herniaria pujosii
Herniaria regnieri
Herniaria regnieri
Herniaria riphaea
Herniaria riphaea
Herniaria saxatilis
Herniaria saxatilis
Herniaria scabrida
Herniaria scabrida
Herniaria schlechteri
Herniaria schlechteri
Herniaria setigera
Herniaria setigera
Herniaria urrutiae
Herniaria urrutiae
Herniaria vulgaris
Herniaria vulgaris
Herniaria zucainensis
Herniaria zucainensis