''Polycarpaea nivea'' is a species of flowering plants in the family

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. The species was described by

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in 1828 as ''Achyranthes nivea'', and it was placed in the genus ''Polycarpaea'' by

Philip Barker Webb Philip Barker Webb (10 July 1793 – 31 August 1854) was an English botanist. Life Webb was born to a wealthy, aristocratic family; his father was the lord of the manors of Witley and Milford, Surrey, Milford, in Surrey, England. Webb was e ...

in 1849. The specific name ''nivea'' is Latin for "white as snow", and refers to the colour of the plant.''Polycarpaea nivea''
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Description

It is a low plant with succulent, silvery, densely haired leaves.

Distribution

The species occurs in

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

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, the

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and

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.''Polycarpaea nivea''

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Synonyms

*''Achyranthes nivea'' Aiton - basionym *''Polycarpaea microphylla'' Cav. (1801) *''Illecebrum gnaphalodes'' Schousb. *''Polycarpaea gnaphalodes'' ( Schousb.)

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(1816) *''Polycarpaea candida'' Webb &

Berthel. Sabin Berthelot (4 April 1794 – 10 November 1880) was a French naturalist and ethnologist. He was resident on the Canary Islands for part of his life, and co-authored ''L'Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries'' (1835–50) with Philip Barker We ...

(1840) *''Polycarpaea candida var. diffusa'' Pit. (1909) *''Polycarpaea candida var. pygmaea'' Pit. (1909) *''Polycarpaea candida var. robusta'' Pit. (1909) *''Polycarpaea robusta'' (Pit.) G.Kunkel (1976) *''Polycarpaea candida var. webbiana'' Pit. (1909) *''Polycarpaea lancifolia''

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References

' 'Catalogue of Plants from Morocco: Vol. 2''Minerva, Lechevalier eds. Algiers, p. 213 *Maire R. (1963) ''Flore de l'Afrique du Nord'' (''Flora do North Africa'') Lechevalier ed., Paris, p. 77 *Ozenda P. (1983) ''Flore du Sahara. (ed. 2)'' 'Flora of the Sahara: 2nd Ed.'' Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS.), Paris, p. 536 *Greuter W., Burdet, H. M. & Long, G. (ed.) (1984). Med-Checklist ol. 1Conservatoire & Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève, p. 241 *Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: -295*Fennane, M., Tattou, M. ibn, Mathez J. Ouyahya, A. & Oualidi, J. El (ed.)(1999). ''Flore pratique du Maroc. vol. ' '">'Practical Flora of Morocco: Vol. 'Trav. Inst. Sci., Bot. Ser. 36. Rabat, p. 195 *Fennane, M. & Tattou, M. ibn (2005). ''Flore vasculaire du Maroc. Inventaire et chorologie.'' 'Vascular Flora of Morocco: Inventory and Chorology''Trav. Inst. Sci. Univ. Mohammed V, Bot. Ser. Bot. 37: 24

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q6082066 nivea Flora of the Canary Islands Flora of Cape Verde Flora of Mauritania Flora of Morocco Taxa named by Philip Barker-Webb Plants described in 1828

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