Spergularia marina
Lesser Sea Spurrey, Salt Sandspurrey
Other regional names: Salt Sandspurry
- Salt Sandspurry
Also known as: Alsine marginata C.A.Mey. +12 more
- Alsine marginata C.A.Mey.
- Alsine marina var. succosior Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
- Alsine salina (J.Presl & C.Presl) Heldmann
- Alsine salina (J.Presl & C.Presl) J.Groves
- Alsine sparsiflora (Greene) House
- Alsine tenuis (Greene) House
- Arenaria halophila (T.Marsson) Bunge
- Arenaria heterosperma Guss.
- Arenaria marina (L.) Pall. ex Ledeb.
- Arenaria marina Pall.
- Arenaria miquelonensis Bach.Pyl. ex Lebel
- Arenaria rubra subsp. marina (L.) Ehrh.
- Arenaria rubra var. marina L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.
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Spergularia marina (commonly known as Lesser Sea-spurrey or Salt Sandspurrey) is an annual or biennial within the Caryophyllaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, the Antarctic botanical region, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ANTARCTIC, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subantarctic Islands, Subarctic America, West Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Chad, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Falkland Is., Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Northwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South Carolina, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Mexican Pacific Is., Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New Zealand North, Ohio, Tasmania, Wisconsin