Spergularia villosa
Spergularia villosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Spergularia |
Species: | S. villosa |
Binomial name | |
Spergularia villosa (Pers.) Camb. | |
Spergularia villosa is a species of flowering plant in the pink family 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.
References
- ↑ "Spergularia villosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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