Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Caryophyllaceae
Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb.
(Syn: Arenaria rubra var. marina L.)
English name:
Local name: Naaro thulho.
Description:
A delicate annual or biennial herb. Stem branching from the base, 10-30 cm,
ascending to erect, glabrescent, glandular. Leaves fleshy cylindrical without any
stalk, bright green. Flowers terminal, pink or mauve.
Flowering Period:
February to March.
Habitat:
Common in fields and waste lands during winter
season.
Uses:
Grazed by livestock.
Distribution:
Mediterranean Europe, South West & East Asia, Egypt,
Iran, Turcomania, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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