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Scientific name:

Herniaria hirsuta

Vernacular name:

Rupturewort, Hairy


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Hairy Rupturewort

Scientific name: Herniaria hirsuta L.

Diagnostic features
Annual similar to Herniaria glabra but whole plant surface with patent hairs.

Chromosome number: 2n=36.

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; open waste ground; occasional casual from several sources, sometimes naturalized.

Distribution
England; Europe.

This species is keyed out on Page 2108: Herniaria in the Text Key.

Note
Extreme Herniaria cinerea (Synomym: Hernaria hirsuta ssp. cinerea (DC.) Cout.) is distinct but all intermediates occur.

Herniaria hirsuta (Rupturewort, Hairy)
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