Caryophyllaceae FAMILY

Spergularia rubra

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Spergularia rubra is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.25 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope, including Britain, south and east from Norway to N. Africa and Asia. N. America,

HabitatOpen gravelly or sandy habitats[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Sand dunes, heaths and coastal cliffs[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].