red sand spurrey

Spergularia rubra

Member of sand-spurries (genus Spergularia)
spurrey tribe (tribe Sperguleae)
pink family (family Caryophyllaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
pale purple in flowering plants

base of stem not woody
2–4+ leaves per axillary cluster

leaves barely fleshy
stipules generally 3.5–5 mm, shiny, white, conspicuous

common

Chris’s observations: 23 (4 are research grade)

Locations:

Russian Ridge OSP: 6
Joseph D. Grant CP: 4
Calero CP: 2
La Honda Creek OSP: 2
Santa Teresa CP: 2
Almaden Quicksilver CP
Ansel Adams Wilderness
Ed R. Levin CP
Mt. Diablo SP
Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP
Pleasanton Ridge RP
Sierra Vista OSP

Months:

Jan.: 1
Feb.: 1
Mar.: 4
Apr.: 4
May: 6
Jun.: 2
Jul.: 3
Aug.: 0
Sep.: 1
Oct.: 0
Nov.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora