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Saudi Arabia flora checklist
Spergularia marina (L.) Besser
Nomencalture
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Family: CaryophyllaceaeGenus: Spergularia
SUMMARY
Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1:213. 1843. J. A. Ratter in Davis, Fl. Turk. 2:94.1967 &, in Rech. f., Fl. Iran. 144:30.1980.
• Arenaria rubra var. marina L. • Spergularia saline J. & C. Presl
Annual or biennial (perennial) herbs. Stems branching from the base, 10-30 cm, ascending to ± erect, glabrescent, ± glandular. Leaves 9.5-25 x 0.5 mm, linear, somewhat fleshy, glabrous to glandular-pubescent. Stipules triangular. Flowers terminal, lax dichasial cymes. Bracts similar to stipules. Pedicels c. 2 times calyx. Sepals 3-5 mm, ovate-lanceolate, with scarious margins. Petals pink whitish, ovate, obtuse, as long or shorter than the sepals. Stamens 1-5 (-8). Capsule 4-6 mm, ovoid. Seeds 0.7-0.8 mm, ovoid, brown, smooth or tuberculate
Fl. Per.: Feb.-March
Distribution: Mediterranean Europe, S. W. & E. Asia, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan