Spergularia canadensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don

Canadian sandspurry

2008 Gerald D. Carr

Spergularia canadensis is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~11 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Spergularia canadensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (SPCA3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).