Euphorbia prostrata Aiton

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Arizona

• County/Municipio

  Cochise Co.

• Locality

  San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, St. David Cienega, just west of Upper San Pedro River, north end of wetland

• Elevation

  Alt. 1128 m. (3701 ft.)

• Coordinates

  31.8473, -110.214

• Location Notes

  [US & Canada]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Plants of Arizona
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Chamaesyce prostrata (Ait.) Small
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Arizona, Cochise County; San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area,
St. David Cienega, just west of Upper San Pedro River, north end of wetland.,
N 31° 50.837' , W 110° 12.844'3700 ft. 1128 m.
Habitat: wetland, cienega, surrounded by mesquite woodland.
Associated spp: Distichlis spicata, Cyperus odoratus, C. spectabilis, C.
niger, Panicum obtusum, Sporobolus wrightii, Prosopis velutina, Eleocharis
rostellata, Muhlenbergia asperifolia, Echinochloa crusgali, E. colona, Typha
sp., Heliomeris multiflora, Helianthus annuus, Shoenoplectus americanus,
Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis, Letochloa viscida, Paspalum distichum,
Ammannia coccinea, Solanum rostratum.
Notes: Infrequent erect annual. Herbage w/milky sap, leaves with red dots.
Voucher for botanical inventory of San Pedro Riparian National Conservation
Area.
Collected by: Liz Makings 1619 7 September 2003
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