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graceful sandmat
Scientific Name: Chamaesyce hypericifolia
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Graceful Sandmat (Chamaesyce hypericifolia)
Graceful sandmat is a common name for Chamaesyce hypericifolia, a plant also known as graceful spurge.
Considerations for Pets
- Graceful sandmat contains milky sap.
Considerations for Children
- Graceful sandmat contains milky sap.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Chamaesyce hypericifolia (L.) Millsp.
- Synonyms: Euphorbia hypericifolia L., Euphorbia boliviana Rusby, Euphorbia hypericifolia N.E.Br.
- Family: Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family)
- Etymology: Chamaesyce is derived from the Greek words chamai (on the ground) and skyon (fig).
Common Names
- Graceful Spurge
- Beach Spurge
- Large-Spotted Spurge
- Milk Purslane
- Tropical Euphorbia
Distribution and Habitat
- Graceful sandmat is found in various locations, including:
- Pine forests
- Disturbed areas
- Roadsides
- Turf areas
- Landscape beds
- Nursery containers
- Florida Keys
- Texas
- Doha, Qatar
Morphology and Growth Habits
- Graceful sandmat is an annual herb or subshrub.
- It has hairless, erect stems that are often red.
- Leaves are oppositely arranged, oblong-elliptic, and 1-2.5 units in length (units unspecified in source text).
- It has a rounded, flowing, mounded habit.
Vernacular Names
- English: Graceful sandmat, graceful spurge, large spotted spurge
- French: Herbe colique
- Portuguese: Lechosa, lecheleche, yerba golondrina, canchlagua
- Palau: kerkar
- Italian: Euforbia a foglie d' iperico