Species Detail Forb

Flowers		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Chamaesyce capitellata - head sandmat Synonyms: Euphorbia capitellata, Euphorbia pycnanthema, Chamaesyce pycnanthema Other Common Names: spurge, (Spanish: golondrina) Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Euphorbiaceae
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial Similar Species: Camaesyce sp.
General Desc: A small, low growing forb. Stems are ascending to erect. Has slender woody taproot.
Identification notes: Petaloid appendages that are nearly equal, opposite leaves with serrated margins and asymmetric bases, hairy ovules, staminate flowers 15 to 60 and dense head-like clusters of flowers distinguish this from other Chamaesyce sp.
Height: 1 to 16 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: A low desert and grassland plant.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Semidesert Grasslands
Elevation: 1500 - 5100 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: White or pinkish Shape: Regular in round clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: Mar - Oct
Description: Male and female flowers on the same plant. Inversely conical with the attachment at the small end. Less than 1/16 inch across. Glands are orbicular to oval. Appendages are white or pinkish. Flowers are compactly clustered.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Toothed Leaf Attachment: Opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Leaves are narrowly lanceolate to ovate. Usually serrate along the lower margin and entire on the upper margin. Stems are puberulent to smooth.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Reddish-brown to gray
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsules are shallowly 3 lobed and less than 1/16 inch long.
Seed Notes: Seeds are quadrangular and tiny (less than 1/16 inch long).


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