Common name
English: Corn Spurrey, Starwort
German: Acker Spergel
Mandarin: 大爪草 (da zhua cao)
Portuguese: Erva-aranha, Espérgula
English: Corn Spurrey, Starwort
German: Acker Spergel
Mandarin: 大爪草 (da zhua cao)
Portuguese: Erva-aranha, Espérgula
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Caryophyllales (112)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (38)(family description)
Genus: Spergula (1)
Epithet: arvensis L. (12)
Synonym: Spergula sativa Boenn.
arvensis => growing in fields
sativa => sown, planted, cultivated, not wild
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
Check for Spergula arvensis at
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