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Subgenus Chamaesyce Info
Chamaesyce is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. Recent phylogenetic studies have shown that Chamaesyce is deeply nested within the broader Euphorbia. Specifically, Chamaesyce is very closely related to plants like Euphorbia pulcherrima, the popular poinsettia (this and related plants have also been given in their own genus, Poinsettia, but are also well nested within Euphorbia). Currently, all species have now been reclassified (Wikipedia)
Sandmats - Photo (c) shriya nagulavancha, all rights reserved, uploaded by shriya nagulavancha C
Sandmats (Section Anisophyllum) Info
Chamaesyce is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. Recent phylogenetic studies have shown that Chamaesyce is deeply nested within the broader Euphorbia. Specifically, Chamaesyce is very closely related to plants like Euphorbia pulcherrima, the popular poinsettia (this and related plants have also been given in their own genus, Poinsettia, but are also well nested within Euphorbia). Currently, all species have now been reclassified (Wikipedia)
Spotted Spurge - Photo (c) --Tico--, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Spotted Spurge (Euphorbia maculata) Info
Euphorbia maculata, variously called spotted spurge or prostrate spurge, the latter name not to be confused with Euphorbia prostrata, is a fast-growing annual plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to North America. It is a common garden and lawn weed in the United States. (Wikipedia)
Asthma Plant - Photo (c) alclam2006, all rights reserved, uploaded by alclam2006 C
Asthma Plant (Euphorbia hirta) Info
Euphorbia hirta (sometimes called asthma-plant) is a pantropical weed, possibly native to India. It is a hairy herb that grows in open grasslands, roadsides and pathways. It is widely used as a medicinal herb. (Wikipedia)
Prostrate Sandmat - Photo (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Douglas Goldman CC
Prostrate Sandmat (Euphorbia prostrata) Info
Euphorbia prostrata is a species of spurge known by the common name prostrate spurge or prostrate sandmat. (Wikipedia)
Smallseed Sandmat - Photo (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey CC
Smallseed Sandmat (Euphorbia polycarpa) Info
Euphorbia polycarpa (formerly Chamaesyce polycarpa) is a species of spurge known by the common name smallseed sandmat. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, especially the deserts and other dry, sandy areas. This is a perennial herb producing stems that trail along the ground to form a clump or mat, sometimes growing somewhat upright. The leaves are each under a centimeter long. They are round or oval-shaped and have triangular stipules at (Wikipedia)
Graceful Spurge - Photo (c) Wayne Fidler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wayne Fidler CC
Graceful Spurge (Euphorbia hypericifolia) Info
Euphorbia hypericifolia (commonly known as graceful spurge, golden spurge, and chickenweed) is a species of perennial herb in the genus Euphorbia native to tropical Americas. It can grow up to 2 feet (0.6 m) in height, and contains milky sap which can cause skin and eye irritation. (Wikipedia)
Matted Sandmat - Photo (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey CC
Matted Sandmat (Euphorbia serpens) Info
Euphorbia serpens is a species of euphorb known by the common name matted sandmat. It is native to South America but it can be found on most continents as an introduced species and often a weed. This is an annual herb forming a mat of prostrate stems which root at nodes where the stem comes in contact with the ground. The oval leaves occur in oppositely arranged pairs, each leaf less than a centimeter long. The... (Wikipedia)
Nodding Spurge - Photo (c) Tom Potterfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Nodding Spurge (Euphorbia nutans) Info
Euphorbia nutans is a species of euphorb known by the common names eyebane and nodding spurge. It is native to much of the United States, Eastern Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and Venezuela. (Wikipedia)
Whitemargin Sandmat - Photo (c) David Greenberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by David Greenberger CC
Whitemargin Sandmat (Euphorbia albomarginata) Info
Euphorbia albomarginata (formerly Chamaesyce albomarginata), whitemargin sandmat or rattlesnake weed, is a small low-growing annual, in the spurge family (Euphorbia, Euphorbiaceae) native to desert, chaparral, and grassland habitats of southwestern North America, from southern and central California to Northern Mexico and Louisiana. (Wikipedia)
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Fendler's Sandmat (Euphorbia fendleri) Info
Euphorbia fendleri is a species of euphorb known by the common name Fendler's sandmat. It is native to much of the southwestern and central United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in scrub and woodland habitat in desert and plateau regions. This is a mat- or clump-forming reddish-green plant with a crooked, creeping, hairless stem. The leaves are rounded, oval, or spade-shaped, smooth along the edges and generally coming to a point, and not much... (Wikipedia)
Red-gland Spurge - Photo (c) Jay Keller, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jay Keller C
Red-gland Spurge (Euphorbia melanadenia) Info
Euphorbia melanadenia is a species of euphorb known by the common name red-gland spurge. It is native to the deserts and mountains of Baja California and southern California and Arizona, where it grows in dry, rocky habitat. It is a perennial herb forming a small clump or mat of very slender, tangling red stems. The stems are lined with pairs of slightly woolly oval-shaped leaves 2 to 9 millimeters wide. The tiny inflorescence is a cyathium... (Wikipedia)
Yuma Sandmat - Photo (c) Steve Matson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Steve Matson CC
Yuma Sandmat (Euphorbia setiloba) Info
Euphorbia setiloba is a species of euphorb known by the common name Yuma sandmat. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in dry habitat. This is a small, clumping annual herb with slender stems lined with pairs of tiny hairy leaves. Each leaf is just a few millimeters long and oval in shape with a bluntly pointed tip. The minute inflorescence is a cyathium less than two millimeters wide.... (Wikipedia)
Coastal Beach Sandmat - Photo (c) Jason Sharp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Jason Sharp CC
Coastal Beach Sandmat (Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia) Info
Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia, commonly called seaside spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). It is native to the Western Hemisphere, where it is found in coastal areas from Florida in the United States south to Colombia and Venezuela, as well as in Bermuda and the Caribbean. Its natural habitat is on beaches and rocky shores. (Wikipedia)
Sonoran Sandmat - Photo (c) Nathan Taylor, all rights reserved, uploaded by Nathan Taylor C
Sonoran Sandmat (Euphorbia micromera) Info
Euphorbia micromera is a species of euphorb known by the common name Sonoran sandmat. It is native to the southwestern United States from California to Texas, and northern Mexico, where it grows in sandy soils in desert and other dry habitat. It is an annual herb forming a small mat of slender stems. The hairy to hairless leaves are oblong in shape and just a few millimeters long. The tiny inflorescence is a cyathium less than... (Wikipedia)