Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus: Spergula (Spurry)
Spergula arvensis L. - Corn Spurrey
Spergula pentandra L. - Five-Anther Spurrey
Spergula morisonii Boreau - Pearlwort Spurrey
Maximal 20 cm tall. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> whitish. <span class="v1">perianth:</span> per whorl 5‑leaved. <span class="v1">petals:</span> <ba><b>rounded at the apex</b></ba>, <ba><b>with overlapping margins</b></ba>. <span class="v1">sepals:</sp...
Natural, established occurences | Artificial occurences |
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats
in acidic, dry habitats