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Fam.: Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.  

Synon.:  Spergularia salina  J.PRESL & C.PRESL

Genus:  Spergularia  (PERS.) J.PRESL & C.PRESL
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
   GRISEB.:  August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach (1814 - 1879), German botanist
   J.PRESL:  Jan Svatopluk Presl (1791 - 1849), Bohemian botanist
   C.PRESL:  Carel Borivoj Presl (1794 - 1852), Bohemian botanist
   PERS.:  Christian Hendrik Persoon (1761 - 1836), European mycologist and botanist
 

Etymology:
   Spergularia:   diminutive of Spergula
   marina:   from the sea
   salina:   salt
 

Spergularia marina has typically 5 stamens (2 to 9), while Spergularia rubra, Spergularia media, and Spergularia rupicola typically have 10 stamens (6 to 10). At Spergularia marina the colored petals are shorter than the sepals, and the sepals carry glandular hairs. What I haven't verified yet is that Spergularia marina flowers should have black dots between the sepals when viewed from below.

 

Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, D Bad Nauheim 2.5.2009
Fig. 1:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
D Bad Nauheim 2.5.2009
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, D Bad Nauheim 2.5.2009
Fig. 2:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
D Bad Nauheim 2.5.2009
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, D Bad Kreuznach 29.4.2013
Fig. 3:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
D Bad Kreuznach 29.4.2013
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, D Bad Kreuznach 29.4.2013
Fig. 4:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
D Bad Kreuznach 29.4.2013
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, D Bad Kreuznach 29.4.2013
Fig. 5:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
D Bad Kreuznach 29.4.2013
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, D Sachsen-Anhalt, Sülzetal-Sülldorf 27.9.2020
Fig. 6:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
D Sachsen-Anhalt, Sülzetal-Sülldorf 27.9.2020
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, NL Zierikzee 12.8.2015
Fig. 7:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
NL Zierikzee 12.8.2015
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, NL Zierikzee 12.8.2015
Fig. 8:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
NL Zierikzee 12.8.2015
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, S Torekov 3.8.2010
Fig. 9:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
S Torekov 3.8.2010
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, S Vänersborg 12.8.2010
Fig. 10:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
S Vänersborg 12.8.2010
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, S Vänersborg 12.8.2010
Fig. 11:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
S Vänersborg 12.8.2010
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, S Vänersborg 12.8.2010
Fig. 12:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
S Vänersborg 12.8.2010
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, S Vänersborg 12.8.2010
Fig. 13:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
S Vänersborg 12.8.2010
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, F Stes. Maries 27.5.2009
Fig. 14:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
F Stes. Maries 27.5.2009
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, F Stes. Maries 27.5.2009
Fig. 15:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
F Stes. Maries 27.5.2009
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, F Stes. Maries 27.5.2009
Fig. 16:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
F Stes. Maries 27.5.2009
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, F Stes. Maries 27.5.2009
Fig. 17:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
F Stes. Maries 27.5.2009
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, F Stes. Maries 27.5.2009
Fig. 18:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
F Stes. Maries 27.5.2009
Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey, F Stes. Maries 27.5.2009
Fig. 19:  Spergularia marina / Lesser Sea Spurrey
F Stes. Maries 27.5.2009

 


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