Plants : CaryophyllaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb.

Lesser Sea-spurrey

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Spergularia marina

Description: A plant of the drier parts of saltmarshes (not on rock, unlike Spergularia rupicola), all around the coast.

All names: Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb.; Spergularia salina J.S. & C Presl; Alsine media auct.

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

iNaturalist: Spergularia marina at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Spergularia marina. (L.) Griseb.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3072. Accessed on 2026-11-02.