black sea red data book - Department of Biology

Synonyms: None.
Polycnemum heuffelii (Lang, 1828)
Common names: Bulg: Hoyfelova hrupenka.
Order CARYOPHYLLALES
Family CHENOPODIACEAE
Taxonomic description. A plant 5 to 30 cm tall. Stem upright, pyramid-like,
branching, with rare curly hairs. Filiform, almost tubular leaves, the middle and lower
ones 6 to 10 times longer than the sepals, pointed at the tip, usually arch-shaped and
horizontally spread. White, skinny, oviform bracts with elongated pointed tips, up to
two times longer than the petals. The latter from 1 to 1.5 cm long, oval, pointed on
the back, without knots. The seeds are lenticular, dark brown to black, finely warty.
IUCN Status
World level:
Black Sea Regional level:
Subregion level: EN
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