Spergularia media (L.) C. Presl
(Greater Sea-spurrey)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpergularia media (Greater Sea-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 media (Greater Sea-spurrey) :
1: Spergularia media (Greater Sea-spurrey)
31 May 2011 OSGR: SY66 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: FlowersImage 2: Plant with flowersImage 3: Plant with flowers - close-up
2: Spergularia media (Greater Sea-spurrey)
11 Jun 2003 OSGR: ST48 51° 30’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Monmouth (VC 35) United Kingdom
on saltmarsh
Image 1: Flower and leavesImage 2: Plant - in situImage 3: Flower - enlargedImage 4: Flower - enlarged (2)Image 5: Flower - enlarged (3)Image 6: Seeds - enlargedImage 7: Seeds - magnified
3: Spergularia media (Greater Sea-spurrey)
11 Jun 2003 OSGR: ST48 51° 30’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Monmouth (VC 35) United Kingdom
on saltmarsh
Image 1: Plant
4: Spergularia media (Greater Sea-spurrey)
4 Sep 2000 OSGR: SZ79 50° 50’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: FlowerImage 2: Flower - close-upImage 3: Flowering shootImage 4: Flowering shoot (2)Image 5: Flowering shootsImage 6: Flowering shoots (2)Image 7: FlowersImage 8: Capsule - unripeImage 9: Flower - half closed - close-upImage 10: SeedImage 11: Seed (2)

Spergularia media (Greater Sea-spurrey) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spergularia media (Greater Sea-spurrey)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Spergularia media (Greater Sea-spurrey)
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