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Spergularia atrosperma

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Caryophyllaceae

Scientific name
  
Spergularia atrosperma

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Spergularia

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Spergularia canadensis, Spergularia macrotheca, Spergularia villosa, Spergularia bocconei, Spergularia segetalis

Spergularia atrosperma is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name blackseed sandspurry. It is native to California and Nevada, where it grows in muddy and sandy habitat, often in moist alkaline substrates. It is a small annual herb producing a slender stem up to 15 centimeters long. It is lined with fleshy linear leaves. The inflorescence bears small flowers with five pointed sepals and five oval white or pink petals. The fruit is a capsule containing shiny, sometimes iridescent, black seeds.

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