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Spergularia salina

saltmarsh sandspurry
Habit Somewhat glandular-pubescent annual with many ascending to erect stems up to 3.5 dm. long and only 1-1.5 mm. thick.
Leaves

Leaves opposite, 1-3 cm. long and 1 mm. wide;

stipules about 3 mm. long and wide.
Flowers

Flowers in an open, branched, leafy, terminal cyme;

sepals 5, distinct, about 3.5 mm. long, usually glandular-hairy;

petals 5, white to deep pink, about 1 mm. shorter than the sepals;

stamens 2-5;

styles 3, distinct, 0.5 mm. long.
Fruits

Capsule as long as or somewhat longer than the calyx, opening to the base by 3 valves.

Spergularia salina
Flowering time May-August
Habitat Saline or brackish areas along the coast, and alkaline areas inland.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington British Columbia to California, east across North America.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
S. bocconei, S. canadensis, S. diandra, S. macrotheca, S. rubra
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Unless otherwise noted, all data comes from the University of Washington's Burke Herbarium.



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