Spergularia rubra Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7716

Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl

Purple sand spurry, Red sandspurry, Ruby sandspurry

Spergularia rubra, a dicot, is an annual or perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus:	Spergularia

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed, disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Spergularia rubra var. perennans
PLANTS:	Tissa rubra

More information about Spergularia rubra


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SPRU)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Feb 15, 2019).