Spergularia atrosperma

Spergularia atrosperma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Spergularia
Species:	S. atrosperma
Binomial name
	Spergularia atrosperma; R.P.Rossb.

Spergularia atrosperma is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name blackseed sandspurry.^[1] It is native to California and Nevada, where it grows in muddy and sandy habitat, often in moist alkaline substrates. It is a small annual herb producing a slender stem up to 15 centimeters long. It is lined with fleshy linear leaves. The inflorescence bears small flowers with five pointed sepals and five oval white or pink petals. The fruit is a capsule containing shiny, sometimes iridescent, black seeds.

References[edit]

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Spergularia atrosperma". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Spergularia atrosperma". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

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