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Pronunciation: sper-gew-LARE-ee-a ROO-bra
Common name: Red sand-spurrey
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink)
Habitat: Open forest, gravelly glades, meadows, mud flats, disturbed areas to 7500', South Coast, Peninsular and Transverse Ranges, desert mountains, native to Asia and the Mediterranean
Blooming period: Spring to fall
Name derivations: 1) Spergularia 2) rubra