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.Flora of North America
Selected species Spergularia azorica – endemic to the archipelago of the AzoresSecretaria 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. 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
See also Similar genera that have been taxonomically intertwined with Spergularia: Arenaria Spergula
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