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Spergularia
Also called Sand Spurrey, Sand Spurrey, Sea Spurrey, Sea Spurreys, Sand Spurries
Spergularia is a genus of small, low-growing, salt-tolerant annuals and perennials in the pink family, found mostly on sandy, coastal, and saline soils. Few are grown in gardens; they are mainly wild plants that need open, sunny, well-drained sites.
Spergularia is a genus in the family Caryophyllaceae, containing salt-tolerant plants known as sandspurrys (or sandspurries) and sea-spurreys. There are about 60 species.
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