Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) D.Don
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Caryophyllaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Prostrate or decumbent, much-branched annual to 25 cm, glabrous below the infl; lvs 6–45 × 0.6–2 mm, blunt, fleshy; stipules deltoid, 1–2.8 mm; sep ovate, 2.2–3.2 mm, obtuse, glabrous; pet white or pink, equaling or shorter than the sep; stamens 2–5; fr 3.5–5 mm; seed 0.8–1.4 mm, minutely reticulate or ridged, with or without an erose wing. Muddy or sandy tidal areas; Nf. and Que. to N.Y.; Alas. to Calif. July–Sept. (Tissa c.)
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Common Names
northern sand-spurrey