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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia hirta
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaesyce hirta
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Euphorbia hirta
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-020:
Euphorbia hirta FAMILY Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chamaesyce hirta
COMMON NAME:
Pillpod Sandmat, Hairy Spurge
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Keith Bradley kab_euphorbia_hirta_04460
July Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_euphorbia_hirta_04466
July Miami-Dade County FL
Leaves strictly opposite, oblique or inequilateral at base, margins serrulate, per Weakley's Flora.
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Keith Bradley kab_euphorbiahirta_04466b
July Miami-Dade County FL
Cyathia borne in dense conspicuous clusters on peduncles 1cm or longer, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Keith Bradley kab_euphorbiahirta_04466c
July Miami-Dade County FL
Leaves hairy on both surfaces, w a purple spot, base strongly asymmetric, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia hirta
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaesyce hirta
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Euphorbia hirta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-020:
Euphorbia hirta
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chamaesyce hirta
3951
Forb
Annual
Monoecious
Habitat: Fields, disturbed ground, waste areas, in and around greenhouses, perhaps only adventive in the northern part of our area, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native, its pre-Columbian distribution obscure
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Margins serrate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Cyathium
Unisexual
Cyathia in axillary and terminal, pedunculate cymes
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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