Species Spergularia media
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Etymology of Spergularia:
Spergula (q.v.); -aria = resembling.
Etymology of media:
From the Latin media = the 'middle', generally having characteristics that are intermediate between comparable species.
Scientific name:
Spergularia media (L.) C. Presl
Common names:
Perennial Sea Spurrey
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Protologue:
Fl. Sicul. 1: 161 (1826); Spic. Fl. Rumel. (1843)
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Year published:
1826
Glabrescent, sprawling perennial from a thick, woody rootstock, to 50 cm. Leaves opposite and in axillary tufts, linear. Flowers in open, glandular-hairy cymes, white or pink, sepals usually more than 4 mm long. Seeds winged. Oct.--Jan. Weed of coastal or inland marshes, NW, SW, AP, LB, SE (cosmopolitan weed).
Observations of Taxon
Spergularia media
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
31/08/2021 - 10:46am
Collection:
Spergularia media
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
31/08/2021 - 10:46am
Collection:
Spergularia media
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Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Spergularia media
Name of observer:
Yvette van Wijk (Yvette)
Date observed:
11/10/2014 - 7:28pm
Collection:
Spergularia media
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Name of observer:
Lynda de Wet (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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