Spergularia marina Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7713

Spergularia marina (L.) Besser

Salt marsh sand spurry

2012 Robert Sikora

2014 Neal Kramer

2005 Luigi Rignanese

2008 Jorg Fleige

Spergularia marina, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Spergularia salina


	Plant Range Observation Search (763 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Spergularia

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: coastal, freshwater-marsh

Communities: Coastal Strand, Freshwater Wetlands, Alkali Sink, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Spergularia marina var. tenuis
JEF	Spergularia salina

More information about Spergularia marina


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SPSA5) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/29/2021).