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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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 (5/21/15):
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
3890
Forb
Annual/Perennial
Monoecious
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - SC
Common in GA, rare in SC
Look for it on disturbed ground, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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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