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Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small
matted sandmat

       
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Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small

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Synonyms:
Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small

  EUSE4 Euphorbia serpens Kunth
 

Distribution:
Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (ON, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 90 species in Chamaesyce
 

Classification:
Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Euphorbiales
Family Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus Chamaesyce Gray – sandmat
Species Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small – matted sandmat
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
Euphorbia serpens
matted broomspurge              Extirpated
Ohio:
Euphorbia serpens
roundleaf spurge              Endangered
 

Introduced Information:
Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACW FACW FAC+ FACW UPL UPL UPL UPL NO NI FAC* NO FAC NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28248.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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