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Spergularia macrotheca

Spergularia platensis

beach sandspurry
Habit Herbaceous perennial with a thick, woody, branched crown, the stems decumbent to ascending, up to 4 dm. long and 1-2 mm. thick; herbage somewhat glandular-pubescent.
Leaves

Leaves opposite, 2-several per node, 1.5-4 cm. long and 1-2.5 mm. broad, tipped with a sharp, slender point.

Flowers

Inflorescence a lax, open, leafy, terminal cyme;

sepals 5, 5-9 mm. long, acute;

petals 5, dark to pale pink, entire, shorter than the sepals;

stamens 10, attached under the superior ovary;

styles 3, distinct, 0.6-1.2 mm. long.

Spergularia macrotheca

Spergularia platensis
Flowering time June-September
Habitat Along the sea shore, often in salt marshes and rock crevices in the splash zone.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the coastal areas in Washington; British Columbia to Baja California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
S. bocconei, S. canadensis, S. diandra, S. rubra, S. salina
S. bocconei, S. canadensis, S. diandra, S. macrotheca, S. rubra, S. salina
Subordinate taxa
S. macrotheca var. macrotheca
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