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Spurreys
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Spurreys

Spergula

Spergula is a genus of flowering plant species belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. Their usual English name is spurry or spurrey. Commonly found in grassland, the genus originated in the northern hemisphere, but is now found worldwide.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Corn spurrey

speciesSpergula arvensis

Pearlwort Spurrey

speciesSpergula morisonii

Wing-seeded Spurrey

speciesSpergula pentandra

Spergula grandis

speciesSpergula grandis

Spergula segetalis

speciesSpergula segetalis

Spergula viscosa

speciesSpergula viscosa

Spergula tangerina

speciesSpergula tangerina

Spergula cerviana

speciesSpergula cerviana

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Spurreys in Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)

Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)

Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.44

Spurreys in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.548

Spurreys in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.549

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57006.