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Blackseed Sandspurry (Spergularia atrosperma)

Description

Spergularia atrosperma-is a species of flowering plant in the-pink family-known by the common name-blackseed sandspurry.-It is native to-California-and-Nevada, where it grows in muddy and sandy habitat, often in moist-alkaline-substrates. It is a small annual herb producing a slender stem up to 15 centimeters long. It is lined with fleshy linear leaves. The-inflorescence-bears small flowers with five pointed-sepals-and five oval white or pink petals. The fruit is a capsule containing shiny, sometimes-iridescent, black seed

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Caryophyllaceae

              • Genus: Spergularia