Spergula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Spergula L. Sp. Pl. 1: 440 (1753)

Note: There are two disjunct centres of distribution of the genus as presently circumscribed.

Heterotypic
- Alsinella Hornem. in Nomencl. Fl. Danic.: 33 (1827), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
- Balardia Cambess. in A.F.C.P.de Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 180 (1830)
- Buda Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 507 (1763)
- Corion Mitch., Diss. Brev. Princ. Bot.: 30 (1769), nom. rej.
- Delia Dumort., Fl. Belg.: 110 (1827)
- Fasciculus Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 245 (1867)
- Hymenogonium Rich. ex Lebel, Mém. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 14: 30 (1869)
- Lepigonum Wahlenb., Fl. Gothob. 1: 45 (1820)
- Melargyra Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 81 (1837)
- Segetella Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 3: 225 (1816)
- Tissa Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 507 (1763)

Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., Mering, S. v., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler R., Ocampo G., Ochoterena, H., Oxelman, B., Rabeler, R. K., Sanchez, A., Schlumpberger, B. O. & Uotila, P. 2015. A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Willdenowia 45(3): 281–383. DOI: 10.3372/wi.45.45301 Reference page.
Kool, A. & Thulin, M. 2017. A giant spurrey on a tiny island: On the phylogenetic position of Sanctambrosia manicata (Caryophyllaceae) and the generic circumscriptions of Spergula, Spergularia and Rhodalsine. Taxon 66(3): 615-622. DOI: 10.12705/663.6 Reference page.
López González, G. 2010. About the genus Spergula L.[incl. Spergularia (Pers.) Pers. ex J. Presl & C. Presl, nom. cons.] (Caryophyllaceae) and its species in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. Lagascalia 30(1): 7–18. PDF Reference page. Proposal to include Spergularia (Pers.) Pers. ex C. Presl & J Presl into this genus is rejected.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Spergula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 27. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Spergula. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Spergula. Published online. Accessed: March 27 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Spergula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Sept. 2019. Reference page.