Herniaria incana Lam.

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Herniaria// Species: Herniaria incana Lam.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993).

Distribution: Native from Europe to the Mediterranean and Turkmenistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).

Habitat: Grasslands, rocks and rocky terrains, river gorges.

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.

Herniaria incana – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River,  04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River,  04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River,  04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – flowering stems with flowers and leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River,  04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – flowering stem with flowers and leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River,  04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – flowering stem with flowers and leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River,  04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River,  04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – habit. Lake “Gradche”,  27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – habit. Lake “Gradche”,  27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River,  21.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River,  21.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – flowering stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River,  21.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – inflorescence with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River,  21.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – habit. Osogovo,  “Kochanski dol” near Kochani,  13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Herniaria incana – flowering stems. Osogovo,  “Kochanski dol” near Kochani,  13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Herniaria L. Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 288 – 292.

Herniaria incana L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:434809-1 [Accessed 25.03.2022].

Last update: 12.02.2023.

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