Species

Spergularia rubra

Etymology

rubra: red

Common Name(s)

sand spurrey

Authority

Spergularia rubra (L.) J.Presl et C.Presl

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

SPERUB

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Red / Pink,Yellow

Year Naturalised

1878

Origin

N. Hemisphere

This page last updated on 6 May 2011