Caryophyllaceae
Corn spurry
Spergula arvensis
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Spergula
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Common names
By language (37)
- Belarusian
- Вошкі, Мінушкі, Разметкі, Свінакроп, Свінакроп буйны, Свінакроп звычайны, Свінакроп пасяўны, Свінакроп ільняны
- Chinese
- 大爪草
- csb
- Kolinc
- Czech
- Kolenec rolní
- Danish
- Almindelig Spergel, Spergel
- Dutch
- Gewone spurrie
- English
- Corn spurry, Corn spurrey
- Estonian
- Harilik nälghein
- Finnish
- Peltohatikka, Pellavahatikka
- French
- Spergule des champs, Spargoute des champs
- frr
- Knobgäärs
- German
- Acker-Spark, Acker-Spergel, Ackerspark, Acker-Spörgel
- Hindi
- बनधनिया
- hsb
- Rólny kolij
- Icelandic
- Skurfa
- Igbo
- Corn spurry
- Irish
- Corrán lín
- Japanese
- ノハラツメクサ
- kbd
- Бжэмышхлъэщӏ
- kw
- Naswydh an tregher
- Latvian
- Tīruma gaurs
- Lithuanian
- Dirvinis kežys
- Macedonian
- Полска пршленка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Linbendel
- Persian
- افتانی ارونسیس
- Polish
- Sporek polny
- Quechua
- Wila qura, Wila qhura
- Russian
- Торица полевая, Торица пашенная
- sco
- Yarr
- se
- Bealdoseakkalasta
- sgs
- Gauris
- Slovak
- Kolenec roľný
- Slovenian
- Njivski oklast
- Spanish
- Esparcilla
- Swedish
- Åkerspärgel, Spergel, Åkerspergel, Sydspärgel
- Ukrainian
- Шпергель польовий
- Welsh
- Troellig yr ŷd, Llin y llyfant
Synonyms
- Alsine arvensis (L.) Crantz
- Arenaria arvensis (L.) Wallr.
- Spergula arvensis subsp. arvensis
- Spergula arvensis subsp. maxima (Weihe ex Boenn.) O.Schwartz
- Spergula arvensis subsp. sativa (Boenn.) Čelak.
- Spergula arvensis subsp. vulgaris O.Schwartz
- Spergula arvensis var. arvensis
- Spergula arvensis var. maxima (Weihe ex Boenn.) Rohrb.
- Spergula arvensis var. sativa (Boenn.) Rohrb.
- Spergula linicola Boreau
- Spergula maxima Weihe ex Boenn.
- Spergula maxima Weihe ex Boenn.
- Spergula sativa Boenn.
- Spergula sativa subsp. linicola O.Schwartz
- Spergula vulgaris Boenn.
- Spergularia arvensis (L.) Cambess.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 484 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mike Heine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Malte, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Curtis Hansen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosser1954, 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.