{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the pink family}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Spergulariamacrotheca.jpg |image_caption = ''Spergularia macrotheca'' |taxon = Spergularia |authority = (Pers.) J.Presl & C.Presl }}

'''''Spergularia''''' is a genus in the family Caryophyllaceae, containing salt-tolerant plants known as '''sandspurrys''' (or '''sandspurries''')<ref>{{PLANTS|id=SPERG2|taxon=Spergularia|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> and '''sea-spurreys'''. There are about 60 species.<ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=130838 Flora of North America]</ref>

==Selected species== * ''Spergularia azorica'' – endemic to the archipelago of the Azores<ref>Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar (2008), ''Plantas Endémicas dos Açores: Guia da Ilha do Faial'', p.11; Flowering between May and September, the ''azorica'' is a small plant, sometimes woody at its base, and found in only strongly exposed coastal cliffs.</ref> *''Spergularia atrosperma'' – blackseed sandspurry *''Spergularia bocconei'' <small>(Scheele) Graebn.</small> – Boccone's sand-spurrey *''Spergularia canadensis'' – Canadian sandspurry *''Spergularia catalaunica'' <small>Monnier</small> *''Spergularia diandra'' <small>(Guss.) Boiss.</small> *''Spergularia echinosperma'' <small>(Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.</small> *''Spergularia heldreichii'' <small>Foucaud</small> *''Spergularia macrorrhiza'' <small>(Loisel.) Heynh.</small> *''Spergularia macrotheca'' – sticky sandspurry *''Spergularia marina'' <small>(L.) Besser</small> – lesser sea-spurrey *''Spergularia media'' <small>(L.) C.Presl</small> – greater sea-spurrey *''Spergularia nicaeensis'' <small>Sarato ex Burnat</small> *''Spergularia platensis'' *''Spergularia rubra'' <small>(L.) J.Presl & C.Presl</small> – red sand-spurrey *''Spergularia rupicola'' <small>Lebel ex Le Jol.</small> *''Spergularia salina'' <small>J.Presl & C.Presl</small> *''Spergularia segetalis'' <small>(L.) G.Don</small> *''Spergularia tasmanica'' *''Spergularia tangerina'' <small>P.Monnier</small> *''Spergularia villosa'' – hairy sandspurry

==See also== *Similar genera that have been taxonomically intertwined with ''Spergularia'': **''Arenaria'' **''Spergula''

==References== {{Reflist}}

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Category:Spergularia Category:Caryophyllaceae genera Category:Taxa named by Carl Borivoj Presl

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