Spergularia macrotheca
Beach Sand Spurrey, Large Flowered Sand Spurrey
Other regional names: Sticky Sand Spurrey +1 more
- Sticky Sand Spurrey
- Sticky Sandspurry
Also known as: Alsine greenei House +18 more
- Alsine greenei House
- Alsine macrotheca (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) House
- Alsine valida (Greene) House
- Arenaria macrotheca Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.
- Buda macrotheca (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze
- Lepigonum chilense Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Lepigonum macrothecum (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Lepigonum macrothecum (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) Kindb.
- Spergularia chilensis (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) A.Braun & C.D.Bouché
- Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) B.L.Rob.
- Spergularia macrotheca var. scariosa (Britton) B.L.Rob.
- Spergularia macrotheca var. talinum (Greene) Jeps.
- Tissa macrotheca (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) Brandegee
- Tissa macrotheca (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) Britton
- Tissa macrotheca var. scariosa Britton
- Tissa pallida Greene ex Britton
- Tissa pallida Greene, 1889
- Tissa talinum Greene
- Tissa valida Greene
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Spergularia macrotheca (commonly known as Beach Sand-Spurrey or Large-Flowered Sand-Spurrey) is a herbaceous perennial within the Caryophyllaceae family. It originates in North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, Northwestern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
British Columbia, California, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest, Oregon, Washington
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms