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Bracts inconspicuous Spergularia

Sepals pubescent, as long as the capsule or nearly so

Seeds not winged or occasionally a few winged

Stamens mostly 4 or less

Stipules free or slightly fused at base. Leaves 7–20 mm long, hardly fleshy. Petals pink. Capsule sub globose. Seed not winged. Annual often forming matt. Uncommon weed. Introd. from Europ. Fl. spring Lesser Sand-spurrey Spergularia diandra