Spergularia

Spergularia is a genus in the family Caryophyllaceae, containing salt-tolerant plants known as sandspurrys (or sandspurries) and sea-spurreys. There are about 60 species.

Species

sandspurry

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae

Habitatbrackish

Native toAfghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Austria

Observations recorded356,245

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Commons category: Spergularia
taxon name: Spergularia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11354
taxon common name: nitnica

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Spergularia is a genus in the family Caryophyllaceae, containing salt-tolerant plants known as sandspurrys (or sandspurries) and sea-spurreys. There are about 60 species.

==Selected species== Spergularia azorica – endemic to the archipelago of the Azores Spergularia atrosperma – blackseed sandspurry Spergularia bocconei (Scheele) Graebn. – Boccone's sand-spurrey Spergularia canadensis – Canadian sandspurry Spergularia catalaunica Monnier Spergularia diandra (Guss.) Boiss. Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn. Spergularia heldreichii Foucaud Spergularia macrorrhiza (Loisel.) Heynh. Spergularia macrotheca – sticky sandspurry Spergularia marina (L.) Besser – lesser sea-spurrey Spergularia media (L.) C.Presl – greater sea-spurrey Spergularia nicaeensis Sarato ex Burnat Spergularia platensis Spergularia rubra (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl – red sand-spurrey Spergularia rupicola Lebel ex Le Jol. Spergularia salina J.Presl & C.Presl Spergularia segetalis (L.) G.Don Spergularia tasmanica Spergularia tangerina P.Monnier Spergularia villosa – hairy sandspurry