Spergula arvensis
A species in the Caryophyllaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Spergula
- Species
- Spergula arvensis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Spergula arvensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alsine arvensisName author: (L.) Crantz
- Arenaria arvensisName author: (L.) Wallr.
- Spergula arvensis subsp. arvensisName author: Not supplied
- Spergula arvensis subsp. maximaName author: (Weihe ex Boenn.) O.Schwartz
- Spergula arvensis subsp. sativaName author: (Boenn.) Čelak.
- Spergula arvensis subsp. vulgarisName author: O.Schwartz
- Spergula arvensis var. arvensisName author: Not supplied
- Spergula arvensis var. maximaName author: (Weihe ex Boenn.) Rohrb.
- Spergula arvensis var. sativaName author: (Boenn.) Rohrb.
- Spergula linicolaName author: Boreau
- Spergula maximaName author: Weihe ex Boenn.
- Spergula maximaName author: Weihe ex Boenn.
- Spergula sativaName author: Boenn.
- Spergula sativa subsp. linicolaName author: O.Schwartz
- Spergula vulgarisName author: Boenn.
- Spergularia arvensisName author: (L.) Cambess.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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