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Euphorbia serpens Kunth. Subgenus: Chamaesyce. Section: Anisophyllum. Common name: Hierba de la Golondrina, Roundleaf Sandmat. Phenology: (Jan-) Jul-Oct (-Dec). Habitat: Dry sandy hammocks, disturbed uplands. Distribution: OH, IN, IA, ND, and MT south to TN, LA, TX, NM, AZ, and s. Mexico. Allegedly in se. PA as a waif (Rhoads & Klein 1993).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA12, G, K4, Mex, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Tx, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000); = Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small — Fl2, GrPl, Il, NcTx, S, S13, WH3; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Euphorbia serpens Kunth 1817

Links to other floras: = Euphorbia serpens - FNA12

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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