Spergularia salina |
Spergularia echinosperma |
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saltmarsh sandspurry |
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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. |
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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. |
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Fruits | Capsule as long as or somewhat longer than the calyx, opening to the base by 3 valves. |
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Spergularia salina |
Spergularia echinosperma |
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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 | |
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