CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Spergula arvensis L. ssp. arvensis
(stickwort, starwort)

Mt. Davidson, San Francisco Co.
Coll. W.L. Jepson
April 12, 1924
Jepson #51201
UCMP-SFES #49

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Morphology, Distribution, and Habitat (After Hickman, 1993)

The seed is 1-1.5 millimeters in diameter, spheric with whitish, club-shaped papillae or minutely roughened. The plant is found on open slopes, in pine woods, and sandy dunes, in fields, and disturbed areas. It is distributed along the coast.