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Spergularia rupicola Lebel ex Le Jol.

rock sea-spurrey (Caryophyllaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadModerate tendencySW
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Spergularia rupicola grows on rocky coasts in Ireland and in western Great Britain, from Portsmouth (VC11: South Hampshire) to Islay and Colonsay (VC102: South Ebudes).

St. David’s (VC45: Pembrokeshire); 2011-07-11

 rock sea-spurrey / Spergularia rupicola: _Spergularia rupicola_ grows on rocky coasts in Ireland and in western Great Britain, from Portsmouth (VC11) to Islay and Colonsay (VC102).

Spergularia rupicola has large flowers, more than 8 mm across, and its stems are glandular-hairy, even below the inflorescence.

Southend (VC101: Kintyre); 2019-09-05

 rock sea-spurrey / Spergularia rupicola: _Spergularia rupicola_ has large flowers, more than 8 mm across, and its stems are glandular-hairy, even below the inflorescence.

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