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Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small
spotted sandmat

       
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Photo of Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small
Euphorbia maculata

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small

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Synonyms:
Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small

  CHMA10 Chamaesyce mathewsii Small
  CHSU13 Chamaesyce supina (Raf.) H. Hara
  CHTR10 Chamaesyce tracyi Small
  EUMA7 Euphorbia maculata L.
  EUSU Euphorbia supina Raf.
 

Distribution:
Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 90 species in Chamaesyce
 

Classification:
Chamaesyce maculata (L.) 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 maculata (L.) Small – spotted sandmat
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small

Euphorbia maculata
milk purslane
prostrate spurge
spotted sandmat
spotted spurge

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Chamaesyce maculata (L.) 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 maculata (L.) Small

Euphorbia maculata:

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,FACU FACU- FACU FACU- FACU- FACU- NI NI NI UPL FACU* NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565061.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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