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Chamaesyce hypericifolia

Chamaesyce hypericifolia (L.) Millsp.

Graceful Sandmat, Graceful Spurge, Chickenweed, Large-spotted Spurge, Garden Spurge, Fluxweed, Baby's-breath Euphorbia

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)

Synonym(s): Chamaesyce glomerifera, Euphorbia bifida, Euphorbia glomerifera, Euphorbia hypericifolia

USDA Symbol: CHHY2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule , Caryopsis
Size Notes: 6-24 inches in height. Occasionally to 36 inches.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AL , AZ , CA , FL , GA , LA , MD , NM , SC , TX

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACU		FACU	FACU	UPL	FACU	FACU			FACU

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0765 Collected Jun 19, 1993 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe

1 specimen(s) available in the Digital Herbarium

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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