Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl
(Sand Spurrey)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpergularia rubra (Sand Spurrey)
GenusSpergularia (spurreys)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Spergularia rubra (Sand Spurrey) :
1: Spergularia rubra (Sand Spurrey)
28 Jun 2002 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Plant - side viewImage 2: Plant - side view (2)Image 3: Plant - side view (3)Image 4: Fruiting shootImage 5: Ripening capsule - magnifiedImage 6: Ripening capsule - sepal removed - magnifiedImage 7: Seeds - magnified
2: Spergularia rubra (Sand Spurrey)
26 Jun 1977 OSGR: SU84 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England

specimen with a few branches

Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Plant - close-upImage 3: Flowers - top view - magnifiedImage 4: Flowers - top view - magnified (2)

Spergularia rubra (Sand Spurrey) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spergularia rubra (Sand Spurrey)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Spergularia rubra (Sand Spurrey)
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