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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Breeding System: Flowers Unisexual
Fruit Type: Capsule
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Staminate flowers 3–many, generally in 5 clusters.; Pistillate flower 1, central, stalked.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , FL , GA , HI , IA , IL , IN , KS , LA , MO , MS , MT , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , OH , OK , PA , SD , TN , TX , WY
Canada: SK
Native Habitat: Gardens, yards, orchards, vineyards, crop fields, nursery grounds and containers.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), HI(I), PR(N), VI(N), CAN(I)

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Nueces River Authority - Uvalde, TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0972 Collected Oct 10, 1994 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe

Bibliography

Bibref 7 - Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California (1993) Hickman, J.C. (ed.)

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Chamaesyce serpens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Chamaesyce serpens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chamaesyce serpens