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Distribution by County   7713    
Spergularia marina  (L.) Besser
Salt marsh sand spurry
Spergularia marina is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Spergularia salina
Record Count by County

Alameda: 30 Kern: 38 Placer: 3 Santa Barbara: 103
Butte: 5 Kings: 4 Plumas: 4 Santa Clara: 2
Calaveras: 2 Los Angeles: 69 Riverside: 84 Santa Cruz: 9
Colusa: 8 Madera: 1 Sacramento: 2 Solano: 17
Contra Costa: 35 Marin: 9 San Benito: 3 Sonoma: 6
Del Norte: 1 Mendocino: 3 San Bernardino: 39 Stanislaus: 2
Fresno: 17 Merced: 14 San Diego: 71 Tehama: 1
Glenn: 6 Mono: 1 San Francisco: 11 Tulare: 7
Humboldt: 8 Monterey: 10 San Joaquin: 3 Ventura: 89
Imperial: 17 Napa: 7 San Luis Obispo: 58 Yolo: 4
Inyo: 5 Orange: 48 San Mateo: 15

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/11/2025).