Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia Jacquin. Common name: Coastal Beach Sandmat. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Dunes, coastal strands, coastal grasslands, disturbed uplands. Distribution: FL peninsula (from Flagler County on the east coast and Dixie County on the west coast south to s. FL); Bermuda; West Indies; s. Mexico and Central America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Mex; = Chamaesyce buxifolia (Lam.) Small — S13; = Chamaesyce mesembrianthemifolia (Jacq.) Dugand — Fl2, WH3, orthographic variant; = Euphorbia mesembrianthemifolia Jacq. — Bah, FNA12, orthographic variant. Basionym: Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia Jacq. 1760
Links to other floras: = Euphorbia mesembrianthemifolia - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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