Common name
English: Corn Spurrey, Starwort
German: Acker Spergel
Mandarin: 大爪草 (da zhua cao)
Portuguese: Erva-aranha, Espérgula
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2137)
Order: Caryophyllales (122)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (37)(family description)
Genus: Spergula (1)
Epithet: arvensis L. (11)
Synonym: Spergula sativa Boenn.
arvensis => growing in fields
sativa => sown, planted, cultivated, not wild
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
External links
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)