Herniaria hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name hairy rupturewort.[1][2] It is native to Eurasia and North Africa, and it is known on other continents, including North America, as an introduced species. This is an annual herb with stems up to 20 cm (8 in) long usually growing prostrate along the ground. The small, fuzzy, pale green leaves are up to about a centimeter long and coat the stems. The inflorescences appear in the leaf axils. Each contains three to eight hairy green sepals and no petals. The fruit is a tiny bumpy utricle containing one seed.
| Herniaria hirsuta | |
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| The subsp. cinerea in the United States | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Herniaria |
| Species: | H. hirsuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Herniaria hirsuta | |
This plant is used in Morocco as an herbal remedy for kidney stones.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ NRCS. "Herniaria hirsuta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Atmani, F., et al. (2003). Prophylaxis of calcium oxalate stones by Herniaria hirsuta on experimentally induced nephrolithiasis in rats. British Journal of Urology International 92:1 137-40.
- ^ Atmani, F. (2004). Effect of aqueous extract from Herniaria hirsuta L. on experimentally nephrolithiasic rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 95:1 87-93.
- ^ Atmani, F. (2004). Extract from Herniaria hirsuta coats calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals and blocks their adhesion to renal epithelial cells. Journal of Urology 172:4 1510-14.
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