Lesser Sea-spurrey
Scientific name: Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb.
Diagnostic features
Annual or sometimes perennial.
Stems decumbent to procumbent, to 35cm, usually glandular-pubescent in inflorescence and often some way below.
Sepals 2.5-4mm, usually longer than petals.
Capsule 3-6mm.
Seeds 0.6-0.8mm (excluding wing), wingless, winged, or mixed.
Chromosome number: 2n=36.
Habitat
Native; sandy and muddy maritime places and inland saline areas.
Distribution
Common round coasts of British Isles and locally frequent inland.
This species is keyed out on Page 2101 and Page 2104 in the Text Key.
Hybrid
Spergularia rupicola x Spergularia marina has been found in mixed populations of the parents in Co Dublin, East Cornwall, Dorset and Pembs; it is a completely sterile vigorous floriferous perennial intermediate in morphological details. |
