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Spergula (spurrey)

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy
Spergula was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Spergula arvensis.

It was assigned to Caryophyllaceae by Chauhan (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Spergula Linnaeus
1991Spergula Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyCaryophyllaceae
genusSpergula

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Spergula Linnaeus 1753 [spurrey]
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Spergula arvensis Linnaeus 1753
Spergula laricina Linnaeus 1753
Spergula nodosa Linnaeus 1753
Spergula pentandra Linnaeus 1753
Spergula saginoides Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Spergula rubra (228785)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) Spergula sp. (228762)