Spergula arvensis L.

English: Corn Spurrey, Starwort

German: Acker Spergel

Mandarin: 大爪草 (da zhua cao)

Portuguese: Erva-aranha, Espérgula

Kingdom: Plantae (2595)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)

      Order: Caryophyllales (105)

        Family: Caryophyllaceae (36)(family description)

          Genus: Spergula (1)

            Epithet: arvensis L. (11)

Synonym: Spergula sativa Boenn.

arvensis => growing in fields

sativa => sown, planted, cultivated, not wild

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: white

Check for Spergula arvensis at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [704] Spergula arvensis - Plants For A Future database
• [1580] Spergula arvensis - Flora of China @ efloras.org
• [1761] Spergula arvensis - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [31] Canzobre, H.L., Samartín, L.A. (1998): Guía da flora do litoral galego. Edicións Xerais de Galicia, Vigo, Spain.
• [4] Parham, B.E.V. and Healy, A.J. (1985): Common weeds in New Zealand. Hasselberg, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand.
• [17] Rothmaler, W. (1995): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 3, Gefäßpflanzen: Atlasband. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.