Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Chamaesyce polycarpa - Smallseed Sandmat Chamaesyce polycarpa - Smallseed Sandmat
Scientific Name: Chamaesyce polycarpa (Euphorbia polycarpa)
Common Name: Smallseed Sandmat
Flower Color: White to reddish
Plant Type: Herb, Annual, Perennial
Height: Often to only 4 inches (10 cm) tall or less
Date Observed: March 20, 2004
Notes: The tiny flowers have 4, petal-like, often scalloped appendages, each with a red to black gland at their base. The plants are prostrate to erect and glabrous to hairy. The similar C. albomarginata and C. serpens have white stipules at the leaf bases.
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