Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Spergularia media > Spergularia media mediaSpergularia media media (media sandspurry)Synonyms: Alsine marginata (heterotypic); Alsine maritima (heterotypic); Alsinella media; Arenaria bocconi (homotypic); Arenaria glandulosa (heterotypic); Arenaria littoralis (heterotypic); Arenaria macrorhiza (homotypic); Arenaria marginata; Arenaria maritima; Arenaria media (heterotypic); Arenaria pubescens (heterotypic); Arenaria salina; Arenaria spergula (heterotypic); Buda glandulosa; Buda media (heterotypic); Cerastium medium (homotypic); Corion marinum (homotypic); Corion medium (heterotypic); Lepigonum australe (homotypic); Lepigonum canadense; Lepigonum capense; Lepigonum dubium; Lepigonum halophilum (homotypic); Lepigonum heterospermum; Lepigonum marginatum; Lepigonum marginatum glabra; Lepigonum marginatum glandulosa; Lepigonum marinum (homotypic); Lepigonum marinum var. apterum; Lepigonum medium; Melargyra canadensis (homotypic); Melargyra media (homotypic); Spergula filipensis; Spergula marginata; Spergula marginata var. glandulosissima; Spergula marginata var. kralikii (homotypic); Spergula marginata var. latifolia; Spergula marginata var. vulgaris; Spergula maritima; Spergula media (homotypic); Spergula racemosa; Spergularia glandulosa (heterotypic); Spergularia glandulosa glabrifolia; Spergularia marginata; Spergularia marginata var. crassa (homotypic); Spergularia marginata var. grandiflora; Spergularia marginata var. pedicellaris; Spergularia marginata vulgaris; Spergularia maritima; Spergularia media var. aptera; Spergularia racemosa; Spergularia spergula; Stipularia media (homotypic); Stipularia pubescens (heterotypic); Tissa salina (heterotypic) | Height [1] | 6 inches (.15 m) |  | | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Structure [3] | Herb | | | Light Preference [2] | Mostly Sunny | | Soil Acidity [2] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [2] | Intermediate | | Soil Moisture [2] | Damp |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Avon Gorge Woodlands |
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376 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Braunton Burrows |
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3328 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands |
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354692 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Cardigan Bay/ Bae Ceredigion |
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236876 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dee Estuary/ Aber Dyfrdwy |
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39057 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dornoch Firth and Morrich More |
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21499 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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East Caithness Cliffs |
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1094 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Esperstedter Ried - Salzstellen bei Artern |
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2323 |
Germany |
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Essex Estuaries |
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114016 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Exmoor Heaths |
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26455 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Farallon National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
352 |
California, United States |
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Hoy |
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23474 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Humber Estuary |
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90582 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Isle of Rum National Nature Reserve |
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Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Isles of Scilly Complex |
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66350 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Kinloch and Kyleakin Hills |
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13015 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Kyffhäuser - Badraer Schweiz - Helmestausee |
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9343 |
Germany |
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Kyffhäuser - Badraer Schweiz - Solwiesen |
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8357 |
Germany |
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Lewis Peatlands |
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69055 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Loch Moidart and Loch Shiel Woods |
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4341 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh Reefs |
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5883 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lyme Bay and Torbay |
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77215 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Mendip Limestone Grasslands |
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1032 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pembrokeshire Woodlands/ Coedydd Gogledd Sir Benfro |
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780 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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North York Moors |
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108930 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Palava Protected Landscape Area |
V |
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Czech Republic |
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Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol |
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341177 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pevensey Levels |
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8860 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve |
V |
1777 |
Spain |
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Rocherpan Nature Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve |
IV |
2303 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solway Firth |
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107829 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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South Uist Machair |
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8482 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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South Wight Maritime |
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49082 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone |
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84204 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Wash and North Norfolk Coast |
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266284 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats, M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & D. B. Roy, Biological Records Centre, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2004) ♦ 2ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999) ♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 4HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 5Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants♦ 6New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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