Caryophyllaceae

Strapwort

Corrigiola litoralis L.

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Corrigiola

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Strapwort: Corrigiola littoralis , Angers, France — Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (9)

Chinese: 互叶指甲草, 韦草
Czech: Drobnokvět pobřežní
Dutch: Riempjes
English: Strapwort
Finnish: Varsanpolvi
French: Corrigiole des Grèves, Corrigiole des rives
German: Hirschsprung
Slovenian: Obrežna jermenčica
Spanish: Corrigiole de passacamins

Synonyms

Corrigiola litoralis subsp. litoralis
Corrigiola litoralis var. purpurascens Giraud.
Furera annua Bubani
Furera perennis Bubani

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.