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Willow Dells Tr - Sue Smith


Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Chamaesyce albomarginata - whitemargin sandmat

Synonyms: Euphorbia albomarginata
Other Common Names: rattlesnake weed
Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub

Family: Euphorbiaceae


   
 
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Willow Dells Tr
Sue Smith
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Willow Dells Tr
Sue Smith
Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native   Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: Forms a low mat with slender stems up to 10 inches long. Has many tiny white flower-like cups which contain many simple flowers.
Identification notes: Perennial of trailing stems. Leaves opposite, round to oblong, smooth margined, red dot in the center; membranous scale at base of the leaves. Fused bracts form a cup which surrounds many flowers. Glands in flower cup do not have petal-like appendages.
Height: Prostrate to 10 inches


Habitat

Habitat Description: Open areas in deserts, arid grassland, pinyon juniper woodlands and ponderosa forests.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 1000 - 7500 feet


Flower Characteristics

Color: White, red     Shape: Regular not in clusters     Tubular: N     Flowering Period: Apr - Nov
Description: Structures looking like individual flowers are fused white bracts that form a cup. Within the cup there is a ring of inconspicuous male flowers each having a single stamen. A single petal-less stalked female flower protrudes from the center.


Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green     Leaf Type: Simple     Leaf Shape: Round or oval     Leaf Margin: Smooth     Leaf Attachment: Opposite     Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No     Spines: N
Leaf Description: Up to 3/8 inch roundish leaves grow on slender stems up to 10 inches long, branching from a central point. The leaves are often edged in white. Stems have milky sap.


Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsules are about 1/16 inch, smooth, 3-chambered; chambers are angled on the back.
Seed Notes: Seeds are up to 1/16 inch, oblong, 4-angled, oblong, smooth and whitish.



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