Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
SPERGULA (G)
Spurry (Le)
Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE
sperma, = that which is sown, seed;
gua, = piece of land, field;
-ulus, = diminutive.
speiro, = to scatter like seed, fling, throw about.
(species wide distribution)
(LS, BL, Le)
Spergula arvensis (La)
Perdegras, Sporrie, Spurry (PS)
Location: (K)
arva, = an arable field, cornfield;
arvus, arvum, = that has been ploughed, but not yet sown, ploughed, arable; an arable field, cultivated land, a field, ploughed land, glebe;
-ensis, = indicates country or place of growth or origin or else habitat.
(growing in fields or cultivated land)
(ld, BL)