Spergularia

Spergularia is a genus in the family Caryophyllaceae, containing salt-tolerant plants known as sandspurrys (or sandspurries) and sea-spurreys. There are about 60 species.

Selected species

 * Spergularia azorica – endemic to the archipelago of the Azores
 * Spergularia atrosperma – blackseed sandspurry
 * Spergularia bocconei (Scheele) Graebn. – Boccone's sand-spurrey
 * Spergularia canadensis – Canadian sandspurry
 * Spergularia catalaunica Monnier
 * Spergularia diandra (Guss.) Boiss.
 * Spergularia echinosperma (Celak.) Asch. & Graebn.
 * Spergularia heldreichii Foucaud
 * Spergularia macrorrhiza (Loisel.) Heynh.
 * Spergularia macrotheca – sticky sandspurry
 * Spergularia marina (L.) Besser – lesser sea-spurrey
 * Spergularia media (L.) C.Presl – greater sea-spurrey
 * Spergularia nicaeensis Sarato ex Burnat
 * Spergularia platensis
 * Spergularia rubra (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl – red sand-spurrey
 * Spergularia rupicola Lebel ex Le Jol.
 * Spergularia salina J.Presl & C.Presl
 * Spergularia segetalis (L.) G.Don
 * Spergularia tasmanica
 * Spergularia tangerina P.Monnier
 * Spergularia villosa – hairy sandspurry