Euphorbia serpyllifolia
| Euphorbia serpyllifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. serpyllifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia serpyllifolia Pers. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Chamaesyce serpyllifolia |
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Euphorbia serpyllifolia is a species of euphorb known by the common name thymeleaf sandmat, or thyme-leafed spurge. It is native to a large part of North America from Canada to Mexico, where it is a common member of the flora in many types of habitat. This is an annual herb growing as a prostrate mat or taking a somewhat erect form. The oblong leaves are up to about 1.5 centimeters long, sometimes hairy and finely toothed along the edges. The tiny inflorescence is a cyathium about a millimeter wide. It bears scalloped white petal-like appendages arranged around the actual flowers. At the center are several male flowers and one female flower which develops into a lobed, oval fruit up to 2 millimeters wide. This plant had a number of traditional medicinal uses for many Native American groups.[1]
[edit] Sub-species
- One of the two subspecies of this plant, ssp. hirtula, is limited to California and Baja California.[2]
- The other sub-species, ssp. serpyllifolia, has far wider distribution throughout much of North America with a gap in interior eastern states of the United States.
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