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Polycarpaea hassalensis

Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Socotra (Abd al Kuri)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Polycarpaea hassalensis is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to the island of Abd al Kuri in Yemen's Socotra Archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.

Other Polycarpaea plants

Polycarpaea balfourii · Polycarpaea caespitosa · Polycarpaea hayoides · Polycarpaea kuriensis · Polycarpaea nivea · Polycarpaea paulayana · Polycarpaea repens · Polycarpaea robusta · Polycarpaea spicata · Polycarpaea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Polycarpaea hassalensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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