Spergularia
Spergularia is a genus in the family Caryophyllaceae, containing salt-tolerant plants known as sandspurrys and sea-spurreys. There are about 60 species.
Selected species
- Spergularia azorica – endemic to the archipelago of the Azores
- Spergularia atrosperma – blackseed sandspurry
- Spergularia bocconei Graebn. – Boccone's sand-spurrey
- Spergularia canadensis – Canadian sandspurry
- Spergularia catalaunica Monnier
- Spergularia diandra Boiss.
- Spergularia echinosperma Asch. & Graebn.
- Spergularia heldreichii Foucaud
- Spergularia macrorrhiza Heynh.
- Spergularia macrotheca – sticky sandspurry
- Spergularia marina Besser – lesser sea-spurrey
- Spergularia media C.Presl – greater sea-spurrey
- Spergularia nicaeensis Sarato ex Burnat
- Spergularia platensis
- Spergularia rubra J.Presl & C.Presl – red sand-spurrey
- Spergularia rupicola Lebel ex Le Jol.
- Spergularia salina J.Presl & C.Presl
- Spergularia segetalis G.Don
- Spergularia tasmanica
- Spergularia tangerina P.Monnier
- Spergularia villosa – hairy sandspurry