| Sand Spurrey | Campion family |
| Spergularia rubra | Caryophyllaceae |
Sand Spurrey (or Red Spurrey) grows on sandy ground, either near the coast or inland. It has small deep pink flowers, as little as 3mm across, with the petals shorter than the sepals. The leaves are narrow and pointed, with papery triangular stipules.
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| Pointed leaves | Papery leaf stipules | Sticky-hairy calyx |