Spergularia villosa
Spergularia villosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name hairy sandspurry.[1] It is native to southern South America, and it is known in the southwestern United States and Baja California as an introduced species and casual weed. It grows in a wide variety of habitat types. It is a small perennial herb producing a sprawling stem up to 30 centimeters long with a woody base. It is coated in glandular hairs. The leaves are generally linear in shape and measure a few centimeters long. They are accompanied by dull white lance-shaped stipules. The flowers have hairy, glandular sepals and five oval whitish petals.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Spergularia |
| Species: | S. villosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Spergularia villosa (Pers.) Camb. | |
References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Spergularia villosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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