Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Spergula L., Sp. Pl. 440-441 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
spurrey
Description
Annual, rarely perennial, herbs. Hairs glandular or eglandular. Lvs opposite, linear, often in dense axillary fascicles; stipules scarious, not united to surround the node. Infl. a terminal dichasium; pedicels deflexed after flowering, later becoming erect; bracts scarious; epicalyx 0. Sepals 5, free. Petals 5, white, entire; coronal scales 0. Stamens 5–10. Styles (3)–5. Fr. an ovoid capsule, dehiscing by (3)–5 valves; carpophore 0. Seeds spherical or flattened, papillate or smooth, keeled or winged.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
