Spergularia rubra - Red sandspurry
Family Caryophyllaceae
Red sandspurry is a prostrate growing annual that spreads by
seed.
It is not a problematic weed, but does occur in cultivated
fields.
It is more prevalent during late spring where temperatures are slightly
warmer
but soils are still wet.
Leaves are small, linear, and sessile.
Papery stipules occur at the base of each leaf, which somewhat
resembles
the ocrea on plants in the family Polygonaceae.
Flowers are small, about 1/4 inch in diameter. Flowers occur
solitary
and have 5 pink petals.
No control recommendations are necessary, as even the most modest of
weed
management efforts successfully control this plant.
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