Spergularia macrotheca Calflora

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Taxon Report

Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) Heynh.

Large flowered sand spurry, Sticky sand spurry, Sticky sandspurry

Spergularia macrotheca is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1049 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. leucantha ... var. longistyla ... var. macrotheca
Genus:	Spergularia
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: canyons, coastal, freshwater-marsh

Communities: Coastal Strand, Freshwater Wetlands, Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Alkali Sink, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Spergularia macrotheca from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SPMA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).