Caryophyllaceae

Spergula Dill. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 440 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Eurasia, Macaronesia to Ethiopia and Tanzania, Bolivia to S. South America.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Chile Central, Chile North, Chita, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, DR Congo, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uruguay, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yakutiya

Introduced into:

Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Amur, Angola, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Florida, Georgia, Greenland, Guatemala, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Jamaica, Japan, Kamchatka, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Réunion, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Tasmania, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005). Flora of North America North of Mexico 5: 1-656. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Flora of Iraq

  • L. Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 199 (1754)
  • L. Sp. Pl. 440 (1753)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 199 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 440 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5, 199 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl. 440 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Carrasco, M.A.; Castroviejo, S.; Cirujano, S.; Velayos, M. [s.n.] Morocco K001935348 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6963] K001126384 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6963] K001126385 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 630] Bangladesh Alsinella K001111442 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 630] Alsinella K001111441 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 630] India Alsinella K001111443 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0