ruptureworts
Herniaria
Herniaria is a genus of flowering plants in the pink family 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.
56 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Smooth Rupturewort
speciesHerniaria glabra
hairy rupturewort
speciesHerniaria hirsuta
Gray Rupturewort
speciesHerniaria incana
Grey Rupturewort
speciesHerniaria cinerea
Herniaria polygama
speciesHerniaria polygama
Herniaria fruticosa
speciesHerniaria fruticosa
alpine rupturewort
speciesHerniaria alpina
Fringed Rupturewort
speciesHerniaria ciliolata
Herniaria fontanesii
speciesHerniaria fontanesii
Herniaria maritima
speciesHerniaria maritima
Ghebayra
speciesHerniaria hemistemon
Herniaria latifolia
speciesHerniaria latifolia
Herniaria scabrida
speciesHerniaria scabrida
Herniaria pearsonii
speciesHerniaria pearsonii
Herniaria lusitanica
speciesHerniaria lusitanica
Herniaria schlechteri
speciesHerniaria schlechteri
Herniaria parnassica
speciesHerniaria parnassica
Herniaria boissieri
speciesHerniaria boissieri
Herniaria capensis
speciesHerniaria capensis
Herniaria maskatensis
speciesHerniaria maskatensis
Herniaria algarvica
speciesHerniaria algarvica
Herniaria erckertii
speciesHerniaria erckertii
Herniaria litardierei
speciesHerniaria litardierei
Herniaria grimmii
speciesHerniaria grimmii
Herniaria canariensis
speciesHerniaria canariensis
Herniaria mauritanica
speciesHerniaria mauritanica
Herniaria arabica
speciesHerniaria arabica
Herniaria austroamericana
speciesHerniaria austroamericana
Herniaria × urrutiae
hybridHerniaria × urrutiae
Herniaria caucasica
speciesHerniaria caucasica
Herniaria oranensis
speciesHerniaria oranensis
Herniaria × montenegrina
hybridHerniaria × montenegrina
Herniaria riphaea
speciesHerniaria riphaea
Herniaria regnieri
speciesHerniaria regnieri
Herniaria pisidica
speciesHerniaria pisidica
Herniaria orientalis
speciesHerniaria orientalis
Herniaria glaberrima
speciesHerniaria glaberrima
Herniaria degenii
speciesHerniaria degenii
Herniaria cachemiriana
speciesHerniaria cachemiriana
Herniaria argaea
speciesHerniaria argaea
Herniaria × cabanensis
hybridHerniaria × cabanensis
Herniaria × zucainensis
hybridHerniaria × zucainensis
Herniaria pujosii
speciesHerniaria pujosii
Herniaria abyssinica
speciesHerniaria abyssinica
Herniaria cyrenaica
speciesHerniaria cyrenaica
Herniaria micrantha
speciesHerniaria micrantha
Herniaria acrochaeta
speciesHerniaria acrochaeta
Herniaria ericifolia
speciesHerniaria ericifolia
Herniaria baetica
speciesHerniaria baetica
Herniaria permixta
speciesHerniaria permixta
Herniaria amoena
speciesHerniaria amoena
Herniaria bornmuelleri
speciesHerniaria bornmuelleri
Herniaria bicolor
speciesHerniaria bicolor
Herniaria saxatilis
speciesHerniaria saxatilis
Herniaria olympica
speciesHerniaria olympica
Herniaria nigrimontium
speciesHerniaria nigrimontium
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58103.