PLANTS Profile for Spergularia echinosperma (bristleseed sandspurry)

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Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.
bristleseed sandspurry

Symbol:

SPEC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.

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Synonyms:
Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.

SPSAB

Spergularia salsuginea (Bunge) Fenzl var. bracteata B.L. Rob.

Distribution:
Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, GA, LA, TX, WY)

Related Taxa:
Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 12 species in Spergularia

Classification:
Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.

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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 echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn. – bristleseed sandspurry

Introduced Information:
Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.

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:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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OBL

OBL*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.

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 20157.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 10:43 PM CDT