Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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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.

Plant type

Annual herb

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Color

Pink, White, Black

Plant communities

Alkali Sink