Herniaria hirsuta var. hirsuta
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 44.
Revision as of 21:57, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Stems 4–15 cm. Inflorescences 3–6-flowered. Flowers 0.9–1 mm, hairs mostly of 1 size, 1/5–1/3 as long as sepals, tips of hairs ± straight; hypanthium glabrous or pubescent, tips of hairs ± straight; sepals in fruit ± equal; stamens usually 5; styles connate in proximal 1/3, 2-branched, shorter than 0.1 mm. Seeds 0.6–0.7 mm. 2n = 18, 36 (Europe).
Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Sandy flats, roadsides, woodlands
Elevation: 200-1800 m
Distribution
Calif., Md., Mass., s Europe, sw Asia, n Africa.
Discussion
Variety hirsuta is apparently much less common than var. cinerea in North America. A historical record exists from Pennsylvania (1915).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.