Caryophyllaceae
Red sandspurry
Spergularia rubra
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Spergularia
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Common names
By language (24)
- Arabic
- أبو غلام الرمال, عشبة حمراء, نعيمة حمراء
- arz
- ابو غلام الرمال
- Belarusian
- Свінакропнік палявы
- Bulgarian
- Червена коленчица
- Catalan
- Herba vermella
- Chinese
- 田野拟漆姑, 田野擬漆姑, 田野牛漆姑
- Czech
- Kuřinka červená
- Dutch
- Rode schijnspurrie
- English
- Red sandspurry, Sand spurrey
- Estonian
- Punane sõlmhein
- Finnish
- Punasolmukki
- French
- Spergulaire rouge
- German
- Rote Schuppenmiere, Acker-Schuppenmiere
- Korean
- 유럽개미자리
- Latvian
- Rožainais pagaurs
- Lithuanian
- Rausvoji posmiltė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Tunbendel
- Polish
- Muchotrzew polny
- Russian
- Торичник красный
- Slovak
- Pakolenec červený
- Slovenian
- Rdeča nitnica
- Spanish
- Vermella
- Swedish
- Rödnarv
- Welsh
- Troellig arfor coch
Synonyms
- Alsine alpina (Boiss.) Willk.
- Alsine radicans (C.Presl) Guss.
- Alsine rubra (L.) Crantz
- Arenaria campestris All.
- Arenaria campestris L.
- Arenaria membranacea Gaterau
- Arenaria radicans (C.Presl) Spreng.
- Arenaria rubra L.
- Arenaria rubra var. campestris L.
- Arenaria rubra var. canadensis Eaton
- Corion rubrum (L.) N.E.Br.
- Fasciculus ruber Dulac
- Lepigonum radicans (C.Presl) Kindb.
- Lepigonum rubrum Wahlb.
- Melargyra rubra Raf.
- Spergula radicans (C.Presl) D.Dietr.
- Spergularia campestris Asch.
- Spergularia radicans C.Presl
- Stipularia rubra (L.) Haw.
- Tissa rubra (L.) Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
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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.