Spergularia

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.

Selected species

• Spergularia azorica – endemic to the archipelago of the Azores
• Spergularia atrosperma – blackseed sandspurry
• Spergularia bocconei <small>(Scheele) Graebn.</small> – Boccone's sand-spurrey
• Spergularia canadensis – Canadian sandspurry
• Spergularia catalaunica <small>Monnier</small>
• Spergularia diandra <small>(Guss.) Boiss.</small>
• Spergularia echinosperma <small>(Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.</small>
• Spergularia heldreichii <small>Foucaud</small>
• Spergularia macrorrhiza <small>(Loisel.) Heynh.</small>
• Spergularia macrotheca – sticky sandspurry
• Spergularia marina <small>(L.) Besser</small> – lesser sea-spurrey
• Spergularia media <small>(L.) C.Presl</small> – greater sea-spurrey
• Spergularia nicaeensis <small>Sarato ex Burnat</small>
• Spergularia platensis
• Spergularia rubra <small>(L.) J.Presl & C.Presl</small> – red sand-spurrey
• Spergularia rupicola <small>Lebel ex Le Jol.</small>
• Spergularia salina <small>J.Presl & C.Presl</small>
• Spergularia segetalis <small>(L.) G.Don</small>
• Spergularia tasmanica
• Spergularia tangerina <small>P.Monnier</small>
• Spergularia villosa – hairy sandspurry

See also

• Similar genera that have been taxonomically intertwined with Spergularia:
• Arenaria
• Spergula

References