Euphorbia polygonifolia L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Euphorbia polygonifolia L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Prostrate, usually divergently branched or forming mats, glabrous throughout; lvs opposite, linear-oblong to lance-oblong, mostly 8–15 mm, entire, slightly inequilateral at base; appendages very small or none; fr 3–3.5 mm; seeds plump, smooth, compressed- ovoid, gray, 2–2.6 mm. Sand dunes and sandy beaches of the Atlantic from Que. to Ga., and of the Great Lakes, probably excluding Lake Superior. July–Oct. (Chamaesyce p.)

  • Common Names

    seaside-spurge