Spergularia macrotheca var. leucantha Calflora

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Taxon Report

Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) Heynh. var. leucantha (Greene) B. L. Rob.

Sticky sandspurry, White sticky sand spurry

2016 BOB CASE

2019 Susan McDougall

2016 BOB CASE

Spergularia macrotheca var. leucantha is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~97 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Spergularia macrotheca
Genus:	Spergularia
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Spergularia macrotheca var. leucantha from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SPMAL) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/15/2025).