Common Name: red sandspurryScientific Name: Spergularia rubra (L.) J. & C. PreslFamily Name: Caryophyllaceae - Pink FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced annual or weak perennial, reproducing by seed Stemsupright to ascending or spreading, simple to very branched, smooth or very sparse glandular hairs Leaveswhorled, linear to filiform, sharp pointed Flowers5-petaled, pink to pinkish-red, petal equal or shorter than sepal; axillary, long stalked