Euphorbia radians |
Euphorbia serpillifolia |
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thyme leaved spurge |
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Habit | Monoecious, glabrous annuals with freely-branched, prostrate stems 0.5-3 dm. long. | |
Leaves | : Leaves opposite, 5-15 mm. long, obliquely oblanceolate to oblong-ovate, serrulate near the tips; stipules lanceolate, 0.5-1.5 mm. long, usually lacerate. |
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Flowers | Flowers tiny, monoecious, borne in axillary involucres; staminate flowers numerous, naked, each consisting of a single stamen; pistillate flower single and terminal in the involucre; involucre bearing 4 glands with sunken centers, separated by lobed, whitish appendages. |
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Fruits | Capsules smooth, 1.5-2 mm. long; seeds 1.2 mm. long, grayish-brown, prismatic. |
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Euphorbia radians |
Euphorbia serpillifolia |
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Flowering time | May-September | |
Habitat | Dry ground from the plains to the lower mountains. | |
Distribution | Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Baja California, east to the Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and eastern North America. |
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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