Red Sand Spurrey

Spergularia rubra

Red Sand Spurrey is a small plant that grows close to the ground. It has tiny, bright green leaves and pretty pink flowers that bloom in the summer. This plant loves sandy places and can often be found near beaches.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

Aussehen

The Red Sand Spurrey is a low-growing plant with slender, reddish stems spreading close to the ground. It has small, narrow, somewhat fleshy leaves and bears tiny, star-shaped flowers that are typically pink or purplish-pink, sometimes white.

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Red Sand Spurrey

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even though it loves sand, you can sometimes find it growing in cracks on city pavements!

Its seeds are so small, you'd need hundreds to fill a thimble!

The name "spurrey" comes from an old word meaning "to scatter," perhaps for its spreading growth!

This tiny plant can sprout quickly after rain, making it a pioneer in barren landscapes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Red Sand Spurrey can grow in very poor, sandy, or disturbed soils that other plants avoid, helping it survive in harsh places.

Its roots are excellent at finding and holding onto moisture in dry, sandy ground, making it tough in sunny, arid spots.

Red Sand Spurrey can tolerate salty soils and coastal air, thriving where ocean spray might harm other plants.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 5-20 cm
Ausbreitung: 5-30 cm
Blütengröße: 0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit: Spring to Autumn
Essbar: Ja
Giftigkeit: Keine
Lebenszyklus: Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

eaten by

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Graze on the leaves and stems of the plant.

eats

Eurasian Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Feeds on the small, abundant seeds.

Merkmale

Blühend

Blütenpflanzen sind alle Pflanzen, die als Teil ihres Fortpflanzungszyklus Blüten bilden.

Sommerblühend

Sommerblühende Pflanzen bringen ihre Blüten während der Sommersaison hervor und sorgen oft für leuchtende Farben, wenn viele andere Pflanzen bereits verblüht sind.