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Chamaesyce maculata
Chamaesyce maculata
(L.) Small
(redirected from:
Euphorbia supina
Raf.)
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
spotted sandmat,
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prostrate spurge, large spurge, spotted spurge
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Chamaesyce mathewsii
Small,
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Chamaesyce supina
(Raf.) Moldenke,
Chamaesyce tracyi
Small,
Euphorbia maculata
L.,
Euphorbia supina
Raf.
]
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General Description
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Plant
: Annual; stem prostrate, hairy, branches alternate; sap milky
Leaves
: cauline, opposite, short-petioled, 4-17 mm; stipules separate, fringed; blade ovate to oblong, hairy or becoming glabrous, tip acute to obtuse, margin finely toothed
INFLORESCENCE
: flower-like, generally 1 per node, dense on short, lateral branches; involucre < 1 mm, obconic, hairy; gland < 0.5 mm, elliptic; appendage width = gland width, scalloped, white to pink
Flowers
: Staminate flowers 4-5, generally in 5 clusters around pistillate flower, each flower a stamen; Pistillate flower: 1, central, stalked; ovary chambers 3, ovule 1 per chamber, styles 3, divided < 1/2 length
Fruit
: capsule, < 1.5 mm, ovoid, lobed, hairy; Seed < 1.5 mm, ovoid, transversely wrinkled, light brown
Misc
: Waste places, gardens; < 200 m.; Apr-Oct
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