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Herniaria

Plants

Family: 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 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 caucasica

Herniaria ciliolata

Herniaria ciliolata

Herniaria cinerea

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 fruticosa

Herniaria glaberrima

Herniaria glaberrima

Herniaria glabra

Herniaria glabra

Herniaria glabra

Herniaria grimmii

Herniaria grimmii

Herniaria hemistemon

Herniaria hemistemon

Herniaria hirsuta

Herniaria hirsuta

Herniaria hirsuta

Herniaria incana

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 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