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PLANTS

Corn spurry

Spergula arvensis

Plants
IntroducedHerbAnnual
Corn spurry, photo 1 of 5
Corn spurry, In flower
Corn spurry, In fruit

Annual herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields.

There are 220 observations of Corn spurry in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Lanaudière and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale39
  2. Lanaudière37
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches27
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean25
  5. Laurentides16
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent13
  7. Estrie13
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue12
  9. Côte-Nord11
  10. Mauricie8
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  12. Centre-du-Québec6
  13. Montérégie3
  14. Montréal2
  15. Outaouais1

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains

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Knotted pearlwortSagina nodosa
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
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Japanese pearlwortSagina japonica