Sandspurry, Sandwor, Sabline Rouge, Red sand spurrey, red sandspurry

Last updated: February 8, 2026Reviewed date: February 8, 2026Reading time: 7 min read
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Red sandspurry also known as Common Sandspurry, Sandwor, Sabline Rouge and Red sand spurrey, is a plant species in pink family. It is inherent to Asia and Europe and could also be found on other continents such as South and North America and Australia. It could be grown in wide range of habitats. It is a perennial or annual herb which produce glandular or slender...

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  • This article explains Facts of Red Sandspurry in simple medical language.
  • This article explains Red Sandspurry Scientific Classification in simple medical language.
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Definition

Red sandspurry also known as Common Sandspurry, Sandwor, Sabline Rouge and Red sand spurrey, is a plant species in pink family. It is inherent to Asia and Europe and could also be found on other continents such as South and North America and Australia. It could be grown in wide range of habitats. It is a perennial or annual herb which produce glandular or slender stem which measures 25 centimeters long. Leaves may be tipped with spines or hard points which may be accompanied by shiny white lance shaped stipules. Flowers are solitary which usually form in leaf axils and at the tips of stems. It possesses hairy and glandular sepals and five round to oval pink petals. Seeds are more or less flattened. Its habitat includes yards, streets, paths, lawns, loading areas, village banks wasteland, rocks and shores.

Facts of Red Sandspurry

Name Red Sandspurry
Scientific Name Spergularia rubra
Native Native to Europe and Asia and could be found in other continents such as North and South America and Australia.
Common/English Name Common Sandspurry, Sandwor, Sabline Rouge, Red sand spurrey, red sandspurry
Name in Other Languages Danish: Mark-hindeknæ;
German: Rote Schuppenmiere;
Finnish: Punasolmukki;
Swedish: Punasolmukki, Rödnarv;
English: Purple-sandwort, Red sand-spurrey, Red sandspurry, Sand spurrey, Sand-spurrey;
Chinese: wu chi ni qi gu;
Dutch: Rode schijnspurrie;
French: Spergulaire rouge;
German: Rote Schuppenmiere
Plant Growth Habit Annual to perennial
Root Slender taproot
Leaves Dark green, glabrous or hairy, linear, 4 to 20 mm long, 1 mm or less wide
Flowering Season Mid spring
Flower Pink to pale red
Fruit shape & size Egg-shaped, 3-valved, 4 to 5 mm long capsule
Fruit color Green
Plant parts used Herb
Seed 0.4 to 0.6 mm long, brown

 

Red Sandspurry Scientific Classification

Scientific Name: Spergularia rubra

Rank Scientific Name & (Common Name)
Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)
Superdivision Spermatophyta (Seed plants)
Division Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus Spergularia (Pers.) J. Presl & C. Presl (Sandspurry)
Species Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl (Red sandspurry)
Synonyms
  • Alsine alpina Willk.
  • Alsine radicans Guss.
  • Alsine rubra (L.) Crantz
  • Alsine rubra (L.) Schreb.
  • Arenaria campestris (L.) All.
  • Arenaria campestris L.
  • Arenaria membranacea Gaterau
  • Arenaria radicans (C.Presl) Spreng.
  • Arenaria rubra L.
  • Arenaria rubra var. campestris L.
  • Arenaria rubra var. canadensis Eaton
  • Buda borealis S. Wats.
  • Buda campestris (L.) Kuntze
  • Buda rubra (L.) Desv.
  • Buda rubra (L.) Dum.
  • Corion rubrum (L.) N. E. Brown
  • Fasciculus ruber (L.) Dulac
  • Lepigonum anceps Bartl.
  • Lepigonum anceps var. glandulosum Kindb.
  • Lepigonum brevifolium Bartl.
  • Lepigonum brevifolium var. anceps Kindb.
  • Lepigonum brevifolium var. brevifolium
  • Lepigonum brevifolium var. laxiflorum Kindb.
  • Lepigonum largiflorum F.Müll.
  • Lepigonum largiflorum F.Müll. ex Kindb.
  • Lepigonum laxiflorum Bartl.
  • Lepigonum radicans Kindb.
  • Lepigonum rubrum (L.) Wahlb.
  • Lepigonum rubrum var. perennans Kindb.
  • Lepigonum sperguloides Fisch. & Mey.
  • Melargyra rosea Raf.
  • Melargyra rubra (L.) Raf.
  • Spergula marina Dufour
  • Spergula marina Dufour ex Steud.
  • Spergula radicans D. Dietr.
  • Spergula rubra (L.) D. Dietr.
  • Spergula rubra (L.) F.G. Bartling
  • Spergula rubra subsp. campestris (L.) Maire
  • Spergularia alpina Willk.
  • Spergularia amurensis Pomel
  • Spergularia anceps Walp.
  • Spergularia arenosa Foucaud
  • Spergularia arenosa Foucaud ex Merino
  • Spergularia borealis Robinson
  • Spergularia brevifolia Walp.
  • Spergularia campestris (L.) Ascherson
  • Spergularia catalaunica P. Monnier
  • Spergularia laxiflorum Walp.
  • Spergularia longipes Nym.
  • Spergularia radicans C. Presl
  • Spergularia rubra (L.) J. & K. Presl
  • Spergularia rubra subsp. alpina (Willk.) Losa & Rivas Goday
  • Spergularia rubra subsp. campestris (L.) Rouy & Fouc.
  • Spergularia rubra var. amurensis (Pomel) Batt.
  • Spergularia rubra var. campestris (Willk.) Batt.
  • Spergularia rubra var. perennans (Kindb.) B.L. Rob.
  • Spergularia sperguloides Hausskn.
  • Stipularia rubra (L.) Haw.
  • Tissa rubra (L.) T.S. Brandeg.
  • Tissa rubra (Linnaeus) Britton
  • Tissa rubra var. perennans (Kindb.) Greene

The plant grows well in open forests, meadows, gardens and disturbed sites below 7500 feet. Likewise S. canadensis with fleshy leaves, it is entirely coastal and does not have axillary leaf clusters. The plant keeps the flowers closed in unpleasant weather. When the sun shines flower mass makes an attractive sight in the middle of sandy track. It could stand trampling and can form stands up to several square meters large against walls as well as busy fields. It is also able to thrive in the edge of sports fields, parking places and school yards.

Plant

Red sandspurry is an annual to short lived perennial plant having slender taproots. It has to erect stems that are glandular to hairy, branched, 4 to 30 cm long and 0.3 to 0.5 mm in diameter. The plant bears linear, clustered, opposite, dark green, fleshy, glabrous or hairy leaves which measures 4 to 20 mm long and 1 mm wide having pointed tips. It has silvery and lanceolate stipules which is about 3.5 to 5 mm long and unites to enclose nodes. Flowers have five petals, five sepals and six to ten stamens. It is arranged singly or in small clusters in the leaf axils. Petals are obovate to ovate, pink to pale red and measures 2 to 3.5 mm long. Sepals are glandular to hairy and are fused at a base for 0.5 to 0.7 mm. The capsules are three valved, green to tan and is about 3.5 to 5 mm long. Seeds measure 0.4 to 0.6 mm long having net like .

Traditional uses

  • It is helpful for urinary tract conditions, such as , urinary calculus and .
  • An infusion helps to soothe muscle walls of urinary tubules and is also used for treating stones, cystitis, and catarrh of .

Precautions                                                                                                 

  • Consult the doctor before using it to treat health conditions.
  • Allergic people should avoid its use.

 


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  2. Step 2

    Record the symptom story

    Write when symptoms started, severity, medicines already taken, allergies, pregnancy status, and test results.

  3. Step 3

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    A doctor, nurse, or qualified healthcare provider can examine you and decide which tests or treatment are needed.

  4. Step 4

    Do only useful tests

    Do tests after clinical assessment. Avoid unnecessary tests, random antibiotics, or repeated medicines without diagnosis.

  5. Step 5

    Follow up and return early if worse

    If symptoms worsen, new warning signs appear, or treatment is not helping, return for review quickly.

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  • Do not hide medicines already taken, even herbal or over-the-counter medicines.
  • Ask which warning signs mean urgent referral to hospital.

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