Caryophyllaceae
Gray rupturewort
Herniaria incana
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Herniaria
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Common names
By language (7)
- Bulgarian
- Сиво изсипливче
- Czech
- Průtržník šedý
- English
- Gray rupturewort
- hsb
- Šěra přetoržnička
- Hungarian
- Szürke porcika
- Polish
- Połonicznik siwy
- Russian
- Грыжник седой, Грыжник седоватый, Грыжник Бессера
Synonyms
- Herniaria besseri Fisch. ex Hornem.
- Herniaria macrocarpa Sm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Alessandro Onorini, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jean Jacques Godon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Bernard Roussel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Максим Шумских, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: mireille thibault, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Дауд Арсанукаев, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Daniel Halabica, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.