Caryophyllaceae
Loeflingia

Loeflingia hispanica L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 35 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit. to SW. Iran and Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2016) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 1: Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Annual herbs
Morphology Stem
Stems to 12 cm tall, procumbent to ascending or erect, diffusely branched, glandular-puberulous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves linear, 3–5 mm, mucronulate, sparsely hairy
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules ± 2 mm, connate with leaf base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers sessile, minute, arranged in dense, leafy, dichotomously branched fascicles
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals ovate-lanceolate, 3–4.5 mm, sparsely hairy, mucronulate, with 2 bristles arising from near the base on each side
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals much shorter than sepals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style half as long as the ovary
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ovoid, shorter than the sepals
Ecology
Sandy stony slopes, sandy shores, fields, waste places; alt. 0–2000 m;
Phenology
Flowering: Mar.–May.
Distribution
Iraq: Scattered, mainly in the desert and alluvial areas. S Europe, N Africa, S Turkey, Syria, S Iran, Arabia, (Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait).
[FIQ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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