''Spergula'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s in the family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactace ...
. Their usual English name is spurry or spurrey. Commonly found in
grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush ( Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natur ...
, the genus originated in the northern hemisphere, but is now found worldwide.
Species
Species include:
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Spergula arvensis
''Spergula arvensis'', the corn spurry, stickwort, starwort or spurrey, is a species of plant in the genus '' Spergula''.
Description
Corn spurry is a summer or winter annual broadleaf plant, and its seeds buried in the soil can survive for s ...
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L. – corn spurry
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Spergula calva''
Pedersen
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Spergula depauperata''
Pedersen
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Spergula fallax''
(Lowe) E.H.L.Krause
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Spergula grandis''
Pers.
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Spergula levis''
(Cambess.) D. Dietr.
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Spergula maritima''
Pedersen
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Spergula morisonii''
Boreau – Morison's spurry
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Spergula pentandra''
L.
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Spergula platensis''
(Cambess.) Shinners
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Spergula ramosa''
(Cambess.) D. Dietr.
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Spergula rubra''
J. Presl & C. Presl
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Spergula viscosa''
Lag.
See also
*Similar genera that have been taxonomically intertwined with ''Spergula'':
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Arenaria''
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Spergularia
Spergularia is a genus in the family Caryophyllaceae, containing salt-tolerant plants known as sandspurrys and sea-spurreys. There are about 60 species.
Selected species
* ''Spergularia azorica'' – endemic to the archipelago of the AzoresSecre ...
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References
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae genera
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