Caryophyllaceae
Alkali sandspurry
Spergularia diandra
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Spergularia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- أم ثريب
- Chinese
- 二蕊牛漆姑, 二蕊拟漆姑
- English
- Alkali sandspurry, Diandra sandspurry
Synonyms
- Alsine diandra Guss.
- Alsine diandra House
- Arenaria diandra Guss.
- Arenaria salsuginea Bunge ex Ledeb.
- Buda diandra Kuntze
- Lepigonum diandrum (Guss.) Nyman
- Spergula diandra (Guss.) Murb.
- Spergularia salsuginea (Bunge) Fenzl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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.