''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
''Spergula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Their usual English name is spurry or spurrey. Commonly found in grassland, the genus originated in the northern hemisphere, but is now found worldwide.
Species
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(Cambess.) D. Dietr.
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Spergula maritima
''Spergula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Their usual English name is spurry or spurrey. Commonly found in grassland, the genus originated in the northern hemisphere, but is now found worldwide.
Species
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Pedersen
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Spergula morisonii''
Boreau – Morison's spurry
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Spergula pentandra
''Spergula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Their usual English name is spurry or spurrey. Commonly found in grassland, the genus originated in the northern hemisphere, but is now found worldwide.
Species
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L.
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Spergula platensis
''Spergula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Their usual English name is spurry or spurrey. Commonly found in grassland, the genus originated in the northern hemisphere, but is now found worldwide.
Species
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(Cambess.) Shinners
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Spergula ramosa
''Spergula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Their usual English name is spurry or spurrey. Commonly found in grassland, the genus originated in the northern hemisphere, but is now found worldwide.
Species
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(Cambess.) D. Dietr.
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Spergula rubra
''Spergula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Their usual English name is spurry or spurrey. Commonly found in grassland, the genus originated in the northern hemisphere, but is now found worldwide.
Species
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J. Presl & C. Presl
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Spergula viscosa
''Spergula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Their usual English name is spurry or spurrey. Commonly found in grassland, the genus originated in the northern hemisphere, but is now found worldwide.
Species
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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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