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Distribution by County   7716    
Spergularia rubra  (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl
Purple sand spurry, Red sandspurry, Ruby sandspurry
Spergularia rubra is an annual or perennial herb that is not native to California.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 38 Lassen: 2 Placer: 25 Shasta: 9
Alpine: 4 Los Angeles: 23 Plumas: 27 Sierra: 6
Amador: 9 Madera: 10 Riverside: 20 Siskiyou: 29
Butte: 47 Marin: 138 Sacramento: 28 Solano: 10
Calaveras: 5 Mariposa: 290 San Benito: 10 Sonoma: 49
Contra Costa: 33 Mendocino: 33 San Bernardino: 20 Sutter: 4
Del Norte: 7 Merced: 5 San Diego: 39 Tehama: 21
El Dorado: 27 Modoc: 5 San Francisco: 32 Trinity: 13
Fresno: 21 Mono: 5 San Luis Obispo: 79 Tulare: 28
Glenn: 5 Monterey: 96 San Mateo: 48 Tuolumne: 361
Humboldt: 44 Napa: 20 Santa Barbara: 28 Ventura: 3
Kern: 9 Nevada: 31 Santa Clara: 41 Yolo: 14
Lake: 8 Orange: 20 Santa Cruz: 24 Yuba: 7

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]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/23/2026).