*Spergula arvensis Linnaeus. Common name: Corn Spurrey. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Taxonomy Comments: Two varieties are sometimes recognized; var. arvensis, with seeds ornamented with white, clavate papillae, the plants sparsely glandular, and var. sativa, with seeds reticulate and lacking papillae, the plants sparsely to densely glandular. Additional information is needed on the distinctiveness, range in our area, etc. of the two putative varieties.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, Fl4, FNA5, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3, WV; > Spergula arvensis L. var. arvensis — F, G; > Spergula arvensis L. var. sativa (Boenn.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch — F, G. Basionym: Spergula arvensis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Spergula arvensis - FNA5
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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