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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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The status of this in our area has been muddled by confusion with E. nutans, per Weakley's Flora.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
COMMON NAME:
Hyssopleaf Sandmat
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Keith Bradley kab_e_hyssopifolia_76007
June Miami-Dade County FL
Young stems and leaves glabrous; leaves serrulate, at least at the apex, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
3890
Forb
Annual/Perennial
Monoecious
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Habitat: Disturbed ground, per Weakley's Flora
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Margins serrulate, at least at the apex (use 10x magification)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Unisexual
Cyathium
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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