Euphorbia hirta Linnaeus. Subgenus: Chamaesyce. Section: Anisophyllum. Common name: Pillpod Sandmat. Phenology: (Jan-) Jun-Oct (-Dec). Habitat: Fields, disturbed ground, waste areas, in and around greenhouses, perhaps only adventive in the northern part of our area. Distribution: E. NC, c. SC, south to s. FL, west to TX, and south through Mexico, and Central and South America, the pre-Columbian distribution obscure. Reported for Goldsboro, NC and Abbeville, Abbeville County, SC (C.N. Horn, pers.comm. 2008).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, FNA12, G, K4, Mex, Mi, NY, RAB, Tx, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000); = Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp. — Fl2, NcTx, S, WH3; = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Euphorbia hirta L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Euphorbia hirta - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: UPL
- Midwest: UPL
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL
Heliophily ⓘ: 0
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