PLANTS Profile for Spergularia macrotheca var. macrotheca (sticky sandspurry)

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PLANTS Profile

Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. var. macrotheca
sticky sandspurry

Symbol:

SPMAM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. var. macrotheca

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Channel Islands National Park, San Miguel Island. May 5, 2006. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. var. macrotheca

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Distribution:
Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. var. macrotheca


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USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. var. macrotheca

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 12 species in Spergularia, 3 varieties in Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh.

Classification:
Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. var. macrotheca

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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 macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. – sticky sandspurry
Variety	Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. var. macrotheca – sticky sandspurry

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. var. macrotheca

Spergularia macrotheca:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FAC+

FAC

FAC+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. var. macrotheca

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 530507.

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

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 03:50 AM CDT