Characteristics
Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl
purple sand spurry
Logging and dirt roads, roadsides, and disturbed areas without tall or dense adjacent herbaceous vegetation. Our only Spergularia that is not associated with salty environments.
Herbaceous
Annual
Vascular
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Not Native
Naturalized
FACU (NWPL EMP)
FACU (NWPL NCNE)
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Classification
Eudicots
Caryophyllales
Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl - purple sand spurry
Citation
Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl
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Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.