Genus: Herniaria
Life
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> Family: Caryophyliaceae
About 47 species (Eurasia, Canary
Islands and Africa), with four species native to
southern Africa and a further species that is cultivated
in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Herniaria capensis
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Herniaria erckertii |
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Herniaria grimmii |
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Herniaria schlechteri |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
Information from Glen (2002).
Herniaria glabra
Native to Europe, Asia and North Africa. |
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Publications
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