Euphorbia polygonifolia L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Euphorbiaceae
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Scientific Name
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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.)
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Common Names
seaside-spurge