Spergularia purpurea

Spergularia purpurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sperguleae
Genus: Spergularia
Species: Spergularia purpurea

Name

Spergularia purpurea (Pers.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 425. (1831)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Arenaria purpurea Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 504. (1805)
• Homotypic
  • Melargyra purpurea (Pers.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 81. (1837)
  • Alsine purpurea (Pers.) Heynh., Nom. Bot. Hort.: 38. (1840)
  • Spergula purpurea (Pers.) D.Dietr. Syn. Pl. [D. Dietrich] ii. 1598. (1840)
  • Lepigonum purpureum (Pers.) Kindb., Monogr. Gen. Lepigon. 33. 1863.
  • Corium purpureum (Pers.) Pau, Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 4: 311. (1905)
• Heterotypic
  • Lepigonum firmum Kindb.
  • Lepigonum longipes Murb.
  • Lepigonum rubrum var. longipes Lange, Pug. Pl. Hispan. 4: 101. (1863)
  • Spergularia longipes (Lange) Rouy, Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 224. (1895)
  • Spergularia rubra subsp. longipes (Lange) Briq., Fl. Cors. 1: 490. (1910)
  • Spergula rubra var. rouyana Cout., Fl. Portugal 205. (1912)
  • Spergula longipes (Lange) Murb., Contr. Fl. Maroc 18(3): 45. (1922)
  • Spergula rubra subsp. longipes (Lange) Maire in Jahand. & Maire, Cat. Pl. Maroc: 210. (1932)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southern Europe Portugal, Spain, ?Italy Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Don, G. 1831. A general history of the dichlamydeous plants, comprising complete descriptions of the different orders; ...; the whole arranged according to the natural system. Vol. I.—Thalamiflorae. XXVIII+818 pp. J.G. and F. Rivington, et al., London. BHL Reference page. : 1: 425.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2017. Spergularia purpurea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 May 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Spergularia purpurea. Published online. Accessed: May 22 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Spergularia purpurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 May 2017.

Vernacular names

English: purple sandspurry
español: arenaria púrpura, esparcilla
français: spergulaire pourpre

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