Spergularia marina (Linnaeus) Besser. Common name: Saltmarsh Sand-spurrey. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Brackish and salt marsh flats, inland in salt springs (as in n. LA) and introduced in salt waste (as pickle brine in Mount Olive, NC) and along salted highways. Distribution: Widespread on coasts of North America (from QC south to c. peninsular FL, from BC south to BCN and SON), inland along salted highways, in South America, and Eurasia. Considered by some (C, G) to be introduced only in North America, by others native (F, FNA, S).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Kirschner, Kirschnerová, & Štěpánek (2007) discussed the complicated nomenclature and concluded that S. marina (Linnaeus) Besser is the correct name to use for this species.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Fl4, G, GrPl, GW2, K4, Mex, Mi, NE, NY, RAB, Tat, Tx, WH3; = Spergularia salina J.Presl & C.Presl — Can, FNA5, Il, NcTx, Pa, Va; = Tissa marina (L.) Britton — S, S13, misapplied; > Spergularia marina (L.) Besser var. leiosperma Gürke — F; > Spergularia marina (L.) Besser var. marina — F; Arenaria rubra Linnaeus var. marina Linnaeus. Basionym: Arenaria rubra L. var. marina L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Spergularia salina - FNA5

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
• Great Plains: OBL
• Midwest: OBL
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9