Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Genus:

Polycarpaea

Species:

Polycarpaea prostrata var. prostrata

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb , Subshrub

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Tanzania, Northeast Tropical Africa: Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan-South Sudan, Northern Africa: Egypt, Libya, Western Sahara, South Tropical Africa: Angola, West Tropical Africa: Benin, Burkina, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, West-Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo