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Large Flowered Sand Spurry
( Spergularia macrotheca )
Spergularia macrotheca
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About Large Flowered Sand Spurry (Spergularia macrotheca)
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Spergularia macrotheca
is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name sticky sandspurry. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Baja California, where it grows in many types of moist coastal and inland habitat, often in alkaline and saline substrates. It may be found in marshes, alkali flats, beaches, meadows, seeps, and vernal pools. It is a perennial herb producing a narrow stem up to 40 centimeters long with a woody, thickened base and taproot. They may grow erect or prostrate across the ground. It is covered in sticky glandular hairs, especially in the inflorescence. The stems are lined with fleshy linear leaves, sometimes tipped with spines. The leaves are accompanied by triangular stipules up to a centimeter long each. Flowers occur in clusters at the end of the stem as well as in leaf axils. The small flowers have five pointed sepals and five oval white to lavender-pink petals. The fruit is a capsule containing tiny reddish brown, winged seeds.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Flower Color
Pink, White, Lavender, Red, Brown
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
confirmed
)
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Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
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Sun
Full Sun
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Carried by 1
Propagation
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For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 6.2" - 65.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.13" - 1.83", Coldest Month: 23.9" - 57.5", Hottest Month: 46.5" - 80.9", Humidity: 0.01" - 29.77", Elevation: -1512" - 10742"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Sticky Sandspurry
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Spergularia macrotheca
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
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