Plants : CaryophyllaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Spergularia media (L.) C.Presl

Greater Sea-spurrey

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Spergularia media

Description: This is common in saltmarshes (not on rocks, unlike Spergularia rupicola) all around the sea coast.

All names: Spergularia media (L.) C.Presl; Spergularia marginata Kittel nom.illeg.; Spergularia maritima (All.) Chiov.; Alsine marginata Reichb.

Distribution Map from NBN: Spergularia media at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Spergularia media at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Spergularia media. (L.) C.Presl. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3071. Accessed on 2026-11-02.