Pronunciation: sper-gew-LARE-ee-a vil-OH-sa
Common name: Hairy sand spurrey
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink)
Habitat: Sandy places near the coast, coastal salt
marsh and coastal strand, Baja to Oregon, native
to South America
Blooming period: April to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Spergularia
2) villosa