General Plant Information (Edit)
Flowers: Other: In the genus Euphorbia, the flowers are reduced in size and aggregated into a cluster of flowers called a cyathium (plural cyathia). This feature is present in every species of the genus Euphorbia but nowhere else in the plant kingdom.
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Toxicity: Other: All members of the genus Euphorbia produce a milky sap called latex that is toxic and can range from a mild irritant to very poisonous.

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Common names
  • Prostrate Sandmat
  • Prostrate Spurge
  • Blue Weed
  • Ground Spurge
  • Euphorbia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Euphorbia prostrata
  • Synonym: Chamaesyce prostrata

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Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022

Date: 2016-07-08
I'd love it if someone could identify this for me! I've been plan
Discussion Threads about this plant
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A horrid weed! by terrafirma Jul 16, 2016 3:40 PM 4

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