Caryophyllaceae
Sticky sandspurry
Spergularia macrotheca
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Spergularia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sticky sandspurry
Synonyms
- Alsine macrotheca (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) House
- Arenaria macrotheca Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.
- Buda macrotheca (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze
- Lepigonum macrothecum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Lepigonum macrothecum (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) Kindb.
- Spergularia macrotheca var. macrotheca
- Tissa macrotheca (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: paddy_28, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Martin Purdy, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Usmonov Gayrat, CC0, 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.