Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Herniaria// Species: Herniaria glabra L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).
Distribution: Native from Europe to Mongolia and China (Sichuan); Northwest Africa; USA (Oregon) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands/ pastures, rocks and rocky terrains, edges of mountain roads.
Lifeform: Annual or biennial; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.
Herniaria glabra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Herniaria glabra – flowering stem with inflorescences and leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Herniaria glabra – flowering stem with inflorescences and leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Herniaria glabra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Herniaria glabra – flowering stems with inflorescences. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Herniaria glabra – flowering stems with inflorescences. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Herniaria glabra – flowering stems with inflorescences and vegetative stems. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Herniaria glabra – flowering stems and vegetative stems. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Herniaria glabra – flowering stem with inflorescences. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Herniaria glabra – flowering stem with inflorescences. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Herniaria glabra – flowering stem with inflorescences and adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Herniaria glabra – vegetative stems. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Herniaria glabra – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Herniaria glabra (flowering branches). Osogovo, near village Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Herniaria glabra – flowering stems. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Herniaria glabra – flowering stems. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
