Spergularia
Spergularia is a genus in the family Caryophyllaceae, containing salt-tolerant plants known as sandspurrys[1] and sea-spurreys. There are about 60 species.[2]
| Spergularia | |
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| Spergularia macrotheca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Spergularia (Pers.) J.Presl & C.Presl |
Selected species
- Spergularia azorica – endemic to the archipelago of the Azores[3]
- Spergularia atrosperma - blackseed sandspurry
- Spergularia bocconei (Scheele) Graebn. – Boccone's sand-spurrey
- Spergularia canadensis
- Spergularia catalaunica Monnier
- Spergularia diandra (Guss.) Boiss.
- Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Spergularia heldreichii Foucaud
- Spergularia macrorrhiza (Loisel.) Heynh.
- Spergularia macrotheca
- 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 or red sandspurry
- Spergularia rupicola Lebel ex Le Jol.
- Spergularia salina J.Presl & C.Presl
- Spergularia segetalis (L.) G.Don
- Spergularia tangerina P.Monnier
- Spergularia villosa
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See also
References
- "Spergularia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- Flora of North America
- Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar (2008), Plantas Endémicas dos Açores: Guia da Ilha do Faial, p.11; Flowering between May and September, the azorica is a small plant, sometimes woody at its base, and found in only strongly exposed coastal cliffs.
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