Spergularia
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| Spergularia | |
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| Spergularia macrotheca | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Spergularia (Pers.) J.Presl & C.Presl |
Spergularia is a genus of the Caryophyllaceae family, containing plants known as sea-spurreys and sandspurrys. There are about 60 species.[1]
[edit] Species
- Spergularia azorica - endemic to the archipelago of the Azores[2]
- Spergularia atrosperma
- Spergularia bocconi (Scheele) Graebn. - Boccone's sand-spurrey
- Spergularia canadensis
- Spergularia catalaunica Monnier
- Spergularia diandra (Guss.) Boiss.
- Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Spergularia heldreichii Foucaud
- Spergularia macrorrhiza (Loisel.) Heynh.
- Spergularia macrotheca
- Spergularia media (L.) C.Presl - Greater Sea-spurrey
- Spergularia nicaeensis Sarato ex Burnat
- Spergularia platensis
- Spergularia rubra (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl
- Spergularia rupicola Lebel ex Le Jol.
- Spergularia salina J.Presl & C.Presl
- Spergularia segetalis (L.) G.Don
- Spergularia tangerina P.Monnier
- Spergularia villosa
[edit] References
- ^ Flora of North America
- ^ 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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