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Spergularia (salina)

Betty Young
Nurseries Sr Manager
Bldg 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
415-331-6917
415-331-7521 (fax)
byoung@ggnpa.org

Family Scientific Name: Caryophyllaceae
Family Common Name: Pink Family
Scientific Name: Spergularia salina J.& K. Presl.
Common Synonym: Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb.
Common Name: Salt Sandspurry
Species Code: SPESAL
Ecotype: Presidio, California
General Distribution: S. salina is found along the seashore and alkaline places of the interior and occassionally in deserts; circumboreal throughout Europe, Asia, North America.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Height: N/A<br> Caliper: N/A<br> Root System: Firm plug in container.
Propagule Collection: Seeds are collected between July 15th and November 11th.
There are 3 seeds per capsule.
Seed is 0.5 to.08 mm across, light to reddish brown and wingless at maturity.
Propagule Processing: Seed Cleaning: Capsules are rubbed over a No. 18 screen to extract seeds.
Storage Conditions: Seeds are kept dry and stored at room temperature.
Pre-Planting Treatments: None required.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Sowing Method: Direct Seeding.
Seeds are surface sown in containers filled with standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand.
Containers are watered in with an automatic irrigation system.
% Germination: 34%
References: A California Flora and Supplement, Munz, P., University of California Press, Berkeley and London, 1973.

Citation:

Young, Betty. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Spergularia salina J.& K. Presl. plants San Francisco, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/11/22). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.