Spergularia rubra, July 27, 2021
Common & scientific name
Red sandspurry, Spergularia rubra
Family
Pink, Caryophyllaceae
Location
North Fork Lake Creek TH, 10,500’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This non-native from Eurasia has been in the US since at least the 1860s, according to Flora of North America, and seems limited in our area to trailhead parking lots. It is a glandular plant with pointed leaves and charming, five-petaled, lavender flowers. A fine parking lot addition!