Spergularia media(L.) C.Presl

WFO wfo-0000439919 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Spergularia media, photographed by Joe Dillon
fig. a Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-04-29 / obs. 191477462
Spergularia media, photographed by linkie
fig. b linkie, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 176912417
Spergularia media, photographed by Galyna Mykytynets
fig. c Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 169854110
Spergularia media, photographed by Gabriel Mayrhofer
fig. d Gabriel Mayrhofer, CC0 1.0 / obs. 154305964
Spergularia media, photographed by Gabriel Mayrhofer
fig. e Gabriel Mayrhofer, CC0 1.0 / obs. 154306234
Spergularia media, photographed by Jerry Lanfear
fig. f Jerry Lanfear, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 152650546
Spergularia media, photographed by Olena V. Vakarenko
fig. g Olena V. Vakarenko, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 179418594
Spergularia media, photographed by Galyna Mykytynets
fig. h Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 172999150

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Native range 54 botanical countries

Regions where Spergularia media is native: Algeria, Canary Is., Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Afghanistan, East Aegean Is., Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Pakistan, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaEgyptMauritaniaMoroccoTunisiaWestern SaharaAfghanistanEast Aegean Is.Inner MongoliaIranIraqKazakhstanKirgizstanLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusPalestineSinaiTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanXinjiangPakistanAustriaBaltic StatesBelgiumBulgariaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceIrelandItalyKrymNetherlandsNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine Canary Is.BalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Spergularia media, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Austria AUT EUROPE
Baleares BAL
Baltic States BLT
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
Finland FIN
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
Greece GRC
Ireland IRE
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
East Aegean Is. EAI
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Sinai SIN
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Xinjiang CHX
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Canary Is. CNY
Egypt EGY
Mauritania MTN
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
Western Sahara WSA
Pakistan PAK ASIA-TROPICAL

Not drawn on the map: Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 26 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Alsine marginata (DC.) Rchb.
  • Arenaria halophila Bunge ex Ledeb.
  • Arenaria heterosperma Guss.
  • Arenaria macrorrhiza Guirão ex Willk. & Lange
  • Arenaria marginata DC.
  • Arenaria marina (L.) All.
  • Arenaria maritima All.
  • Arenaria media L.
  • Arenaria media Hook.f.
  • Arenaria spergula Dufour
  • Buda media (L.) Desv.
  • Cerastium medium Crantz
  • Corion medium (L.) N.E.Br.
  • Lepigonum marginatum (DC.) W.D.J.Koch
  • Lepigonum marginatum var. glabra L.
  • Lepigonum marginatum var. glandulosa Fenzl
  • Melargyra media Raf.
  • Spergula marginata (DC.) Murb.
  • Spergula media Bartl. & H.L.Wendl.
  • Spergularia glandulosa var. glabrifolia Fenzl
  • Spergularia glandulosa var. glandulosa
  • Spergularia marginata (DC.) Kitt.
  • Spergularia maritima (All.) Chiov.
  • Spergularia media var. media

and 2 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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