Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Chamaesyce serpens
Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small
Matted Sandmat, Prostrate Spurge, Creeping Spurge
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
USDA Symbol: CHSE4USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (I)
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Specimen & Label Data
Euphorbia serpens
Mat Euphorbia
Euphorbiaceae
Location: 500 m E of Harry Wurzbach Dr & on edge of sidewalk on N side of S Oakwell Farms Pky--Oakwell Farms, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. Level, alluvial soil. Among various Poaceae.
Description: Glabrous annual. Stms numerous, thin, to 20+ cm long, prostrate, rooting at nodes, much branched. Leaves opposite. Staminate flowers 3-10/cyathium; pistillate flowers: styles-3, capsule ovoid-oblong, triangular.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Oct 10, 1994
Specimen number: 696
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0972
Accession Date: Nov 22, 1994
Accession Number: 76
Annotations: SCFRB (In flower & fruit)