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Spergularia macrotheca var. leucantha

Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. var. leucantha (Greene) B.L. Rob.

Sticky Sand-spurrey, Sticky Sandspurry, White Sticky Sand Spurry

Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SPMAL

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Alkaline soils, floodplains, vernal pools, meadows, marshy ground.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Spergularia macrotheca var. leucantha in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Spergularia macrotheca var. leucantha in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Spergularia macrotheca var. leucantha

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-28
Research By: CBR

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