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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Caryophyllaceae
Spergularia rubra (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl
red sand spurry, roadside sand spurry
Spergularia: Latin derivative of Spergula
rubra: Latin for red
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect/prostrate, annual/perennial, 4"-12" tall, succulent forb with many branches |
| Flower: | pink, 5-parted, 1/8"-1/4" wide, petals shorter than the sepals; inflorescence on long stalks from the leaf axils; blooms May-Aug. |
| Fruit: | capsule with wingless seed |
| Leaf: | opposite with some secondary leaves, linear, with small papery appendage at the base |
| Habitat: | dry; woods, forests, often in road beds; in sandy, gravelly soil |
| (Glossary) |
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