PLANTS Profile for Spergularia rubra (red sandspurry)

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

Symbol:

SPRU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
AK		I
CAN		I
SPM		I

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

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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

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

	SPRUP	Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl var. perennans (Kindb.) B.L. Rob.
	TIRU	Tissa rubra (L.) Britton

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


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 12 species in Spergularia

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

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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 rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl – red sandspurry

Introduced Information:
Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FACU

UPL

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FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20153.

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

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/10/2008 06:36 AM MDT