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Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb.

Lesser Sea-Spurrey

Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus: Spergularia (Sandspurry)

Synonyms

Spergularia marina
Arenaria halophila
Arenaria heterosperma
Arenaria rubra var. marina
Corium halophilum
Spergula salina
Spergularia dillenii
Spergularia heterosperma
Spergularia longicaulis
Spergularia salina
Spergularia sperguloides
Spergularia urbica

Related species

Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl - Sand Spurrey
Spergularia echinosperma (?elak.) Asch. & Graebn. - Prickly-Fruited Spurrey
Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb. - Lesser Sea-Spurrey
Spergularia media (L.) C. Presl - Greater Sea-Spurrey
Spergularia segetalis (L.) G. Don - Corn Sand Spurrey

Traits


    Maximal 20&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> Ø <b>6&#8211;9&#8239;mm</b>, <ba><b>(dark)-pink</b></ba>. <span class="v1">perianth:</span> per whorl 5&#8209;leaved. <span class="v1">sepals:</span> free, herbaceous, greenish, with membranous margin. <span ...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Spergularia marina

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Spergularia marina

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Spergularia marina

Spergularia marina

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, salt marshes

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded, often saline habitats

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