Spergularia is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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 ...
, containing salt-tolerant plants known as sandspurrys and sea-spurreys. There are about 60 species.
Selected species
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Spergularia azorica'' – endemic to the archipelago of the
Azores
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[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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Spergularia atrosperma
''Spergularia atrosperma'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name blackseed sandspurry. It is native to California and Nevada, where it grows in muddy and sandy habitat, often in moist alkaline s ...
'' – blackseed sandspurry
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Spergularia bocconei
''Spergularia bocconei'', Boccone's sandspurry, Greek sea-spurrey or Boccone's sea-spurrey, is a species of the genus ''Spergularia'', in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is named after the Sicilian botanist Paolo Boccone. Scheele first published ...
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(Scheele) Graebn. –
Boccone's sand-spurrey
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Spergularia canadensis
''Spergularia canadensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, known by the common name Canadian sandspurry. It is native to North America, where it is known from mainly coastal habitat. It is found along the coastline ...
'' – Canadian sandspurry
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Spergularia catalaunica
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 AzoresSecr ...
''
Monnier
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Spergularia diandra
''Spergularia diandra'', the alkali sandspurry, is a species of annual herb in the family Caryophyllaceae (carpetweeds). They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 4.4 cm.
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(Guss.) Boiss.
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Spergularia echinosperma''
(Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.
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Spergularia heldreichii''
Foucaud
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Spergularia macrorrhiza
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 AzoresSe ...
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(Loisel.) Heynh.
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Spergularia macrotheca'' – sticky sandspurry
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Spergularia marina''
(L.) Besser – lesser sea-spurrey
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Spergularia media
''Spergularia media'' (syn. ''S. maritima'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names media sandspurry and greater sea-spurrey. It is native to Eurasia and the Mediterranean, where it grows in many t ...
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(L.) C.Presl – greater sea-spurrey
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Spergularia nicaeensis''
Sarato ex Burnat
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Spergularia platensis''
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Spergularia rubra''
(L.) J.Presl & C.Presl – red sand-spurrey
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Spergularia rupicola
''Spergularia rupicola'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to 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 Ca ...
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Lebel ex Le Jol.
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Spergularia salina''
J.Presl & C.Presl
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Spergularia segetalis''
(L.) G.Don
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Spergularia tasmanica''
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Spergularia tangerina
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 AzoresSecr ...
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P.Monnier
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Spergularia villosa'' – hairy sandspurry
See also
*Similar genera that have been taxonomically intertwined with ''Spergularia'':
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Arenaria''
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Spergula
''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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References
Caryophyllaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Borivoj Presl
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