Rhodalsine geniculata

Rhodalsine geniculata

Rhodalsine geniculata is a plant in the Rhodalsine genus.
Rhodalsine geniculata Laguna De La Mata, Torrevieja, España (2012). Glandular hairy perennial herb; stems to 30cm, sometimes somewhat woody at base, prostrate or ascending, much branched and often abruptly bent at the nodes. Leaves (4-)6-10(-12) by (0.5-)1-2(-2.5)mm, elliptical to linear, with 1 prominent vein beneath. Stipules absent. Flowers axillary and in terminal cymes; flower stalks 1.5-6 times as long as sepals. Sepals 3-4mm, oblong-ovate, usually obtuse, appearing veinless, with a wide dry and membranous margin; petals and capsule about equalling sepals. Seeds 0.5-0.8mm, the margin slightly wrinkled. Habitat: South of Europe and North Africa: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Sardinia. It shows up in disturbed lands, generally close to the sea. Geotagged,Rhodalsine geniculata,Spain,Spring

Distribution

Cyprus (N-Cyprus), Egypt (Great Southwestern Desert, NE-Egypt, NW-coastal Egypt), Sinai peninsula (Central Sinai, Northern Sinai), Portugal, Spain, Baleares, Sardinia, Malta, Sicily, Italy, Greece, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Canary Isl. (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura)

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusRhodalsine
SpeciesRhodalsine geniculata
Photographed in
Spain