Characteristics
Dicots
Spergula arvensis L.
CORN SPURRY
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**
Not Native
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Classification
CARYOPHYLLALES
Spergula arvensis L. - CORN SPURRY
Citation
SPERGULA ARVENSIS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 440. 1753.
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Without data (lectotype: LINN 604.1). Lectotypified by Turrill, in Turrill & Milne-Redhead, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Caryophyllac. 11. 1956.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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County
County - Species Present
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
USF
 
Escambia
USF
 
Gadsden
FLAS
 
Hillsborough
USF
 
Leon
FSU
 
Liberty
FSU
 
Manatee
USF
 
Polk
USF
 
Santa Rosa
FSU
 
St. Johns
USF
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Alsine arvensis
Alsine arvensis (Linnaeus) Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 408. 1766.
BASIONYM: Spergula arvensis Linnaeus 1753.
 
Alsine arvensis subsp. maxima
Alsine arvensis (Linnaeus) Crantz, subsp. maxima (Weihe) G. Meyer, Chloris Han. 208. 1836.
BASIONYM: Spergula maxima Weihe 1824.
 
Arenaria arvensis
Arenaria arvensis (Linnaeus) Wallroth, Sched. Crit. 200. 1822.
BASIONYM: Spergula arvensis Linnaeus 1753.
 
Spergula arvensis subsp. euarvensis
Spergula arvensis Linnaeus, subsp. euarvensis Briquet, Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 493. 1910, nom. inadmiss.
BASIONYM: Spergula arvensis Linnaeus 1753.
 
Spergula arvensis var. leiosperma
Spergula arvensis Linnaeus, var. leiosperma Celakovsky, Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. Prag. 1881: 30. 1881.
 
 
Spergula arvensis var. maxima
Spergula arvensis Linnaeus, var. maxima (Weihe) Alefeld, Landw. Fl. 108. 1866.
BASIONYM: Spergula maxima Weihe 1824.
 
Spergula arvensis var. sativa
Spergula arvensis Linnaeus, var. sativa Alefeld, Landw. Fl. 108. 1866, nom. inadmiss.
BASIONYM: Spergula sativa Boenninghausen 1824, nom. illegit.; Spergula arvensis Linnaeus 1753.
 
Spergula arvensis var. trachysperma
Spergula arvensis Linnaeus, var. trachysperma Neilreich, Fl. Nied.-Oesterr. 781. 1858.
 
TYPE: AUSTRIA:
Spergula arvensis var. vulgaris
Spergula arvensis Linnaeus, var. vulgaris (Boenninghausen) Alefeld, Landw. Fl. 108. 1866.
BASIONYM: Spergula vulgaris Boenninghausen 1824.
 
Spergula linicola
Spergula linicola Boreau, Mém. Soc. Acad. Maine Loire 20: 14. 1865.
 
TYPE: FRANCE:
Specimens and Distribution

Click on an Accession Number to view additional details about the specimen.

Counties listed: Baldwin, Colchester, Coos, Escambia, Franklin Par., Gadsden, Hillsborough, Manatee, Middlesex, Nantucket, Nash, Polk, St. Johns, Trujillo Mun., Washingt

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1891 - 2011

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
USA
Alabama
Baldwin Co.
18 Mar 1981
G. Wilhelm
USA
Florida
Escambia Co.
16 Mar 2011
J. R. Burkhalter
USA
Florida
Gadsden Co.
29 May 1987
10645
L. C. Anderson
USA
Florida
Hillsborough Co.
09 Feb 1970
O. K. Lakela
USA
Florida
Manatee Co.
03 Jan 1988
R. Mears
USA
Florida
Polk Co.
13 Jun 1962
C. F. Caudle
USA
Florida
St. Johns Co.
20 Mar 1976
R. K. Godfrey
Peru
La Libertad
Trujillo Mun.
07 Aug 1973
A. Sagástegui Alva
USA
Louisiana
Franklin Par.
01 Mar 1988
R. D. Thomas
USA
Massachusetts
Middlesex Co.
25 Jun 1891
M. Rodman
Common Name: "Corn-Spurry".
Plant Photos
Spergula arvensis - 8
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