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Spergularia rubra (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl
Sand Spurry

Reference
Fl.Cech. 94-95 (1819)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Decumbent, spreading to ascending annual or perennial, herb (with fleshy leaves), 0.05-0.3 m high. Fl. pink-purple, Jul to Dec. Sand, sandy clay. Around salt lakes, claypans, river flats, granite outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 August 2007

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Busselton, Capel, Coorow, Dalwallinu, Esperance, Gingin, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kulin, Lake Grace, Merredin, Mingenew, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Narrogin, Northampton, Perenjori, Sandstone, Three Springs, Wiluna, Yalgoo.