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Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don
Canadian sandspurry

       
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Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don

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Distribution:
Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CA, CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, OR, RI, WA), CAN (BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 12 species in Spergularia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. canadensis. . Image Available.
Spergularia canadensis var. canadensis
Canadian sandspurry
Distribution of Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. occidentalis R.P. Rossb.. .
Spergularia canadensis var. occidentalis
western sandspurry
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus Spergularia (Pers.) J. Presl & C. Presl – sandspurry
Species Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don – Canadian sandspurry
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Canada sand-spurry              Threatened
Rhode Island:
northern sand-spurrey              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW OBL FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20151.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
Time Generated: 10/25/2008 09:32 PM MDT