Pan India Bouquets

Herniaria hirsuta L.

Family : Caryophyllaceae
(Pink Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
Synonym(s) : Herniaria pauciflora A.W.Hill; Paronychia hirsuta (L.) E.H.L.Krause; Paronychia pubescens DC.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Herniaria hirsuta L.
Common name : Hairy Rupturewort
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Temperate Himalayas.
Flower, Fruit : April
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Kuwait,
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Europe to Central Asia and West Himalaya, North-West & North-East Africa to Arabian Peninsula, California, Argentina, Virginia, Massachusetts, Poland
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 80
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Herniaria hirsuta. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.