Merino
Pronunciation: sper-gew-LARE-ee-a bo-KONE-eye
Common name: Boccone's sand spurrey
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink)
Habitat: Salt marshes, beach dunes and alkaline
places, sandy soils, southern Channel Islands, Santa
Rosa Plateau, naturalized from southwest Europe
and the Mediterranean
Blooming period: April to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Spergularia
2) bocconi
Formerly Spergularia bocconei