Species Detail Forb

Flowers and fruit Willow Lake area - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Chamaesyce revoluta - threadstem sandmat Synonyms: Euphorbia revoluta Other Common Names: threadstem spurge Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Euphorbiaceae
Flowers and fruit Willow Lake area - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual Similar Species: Chamaesyce sp.
General Desc: A wiry spurge. Erect but profusely branched throughout. Has milky sap. Stems are delicate and purplish.
Identification notes: Annual with no leaf or stem hairs; seed capsules sharply 3 angled; unsymmetrical linear leaves at the base of the plant.
Height: 8 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Found on rocky slopes.
Plant Communities: Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 3000 - 6000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: White, red and yellowish-green Shape: Regular in round clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Aug - Oct
Description: Has a rosette of bracts under a pistillate flower surrounded by 5 clusters of 5 to 10 staminate flowers. Has no petals. Sometimes has white petal-like appendages.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: Leaves are up to 1 inch long and less than 1/16 inch wide. Some of the leaf edges are turned under thus the name revoluta.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: White
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsules are about 1/16 inch long and sharply angled. Have sphere-like shape.
Seed Notes: Seeds are whitish and under 1/16 inch long.


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