Euphorbia prostrata

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Species Distribution Map
Family:EUPHORBIACEAE
Species:Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
Common Name:Prostrate Sandmat; Prostrate Spurge
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE - Spurge family
Genus Euphorbia
Species Euphorbia prostrata Aiton - Prostrate Sandmat; Prostrate Spurge

Citation

Citation Euphorbia prostrata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 139. 1789.
Basionym: **
Type: West Indies, cult. in England, Miller s.n. (holotype: BM).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Anisophyllum prostratum Anisophyllum prostratum (Aiton) Haworth, Syn. Pl. Succ. 163. 1812.Euphorbia prostrata Aiton 1789. 
Chamaesyce malaca Chamaesyce malaca Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 713, 1333. 1903. TEXAS: Kerr Co.: Kerrville, 26-30 Jun 1894, Heller 1918 (holotype: NY; isotypes: F, Gh, MO).
Chamaesyce stictospora var. guadalupensis Chamaesyce stictospora (Engelmann) Small, var. guadalupensis Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 714, 1334. 1903, nom. illegit.Euphorbia stictospora Engelmann, var. texensis Millspaugh 1898. 
Chamaesyce stictospora var. texensis Chamaesyce stictospora (Engelmann) Small, var. texensis (Millspaugh) Fedde, Just's Bot. Jahresber. 32(1): 368. 1905.Euphorbia stictospora Engelmann, var. texensis Millspaugh 1898. 
Euphorbia callitrichoides Euphorbia callitrichoides Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 52. 1817. MEXICO: Veracruz
Euphorbia malaca Euphorbia malaca (Small) Little, in Jeffs & Little, Publ. Univ. Oklahoma Biol. Surv. 2(2): 70. 1930.Chamaesyce malaca Small 1903. 
Euphorbia prostrata var. vestita Euphorbia prostrata Aiton, var. vestita Engelmann ex Boissier, in de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 47. 1862. LOUISIANA: Orleans Par.: New Orleans, s.d., Hale s.n. (holotype: G).
Euphorbia stictospora var. texensis Euphorbia stictospora Engelmann, var. texensis Millspaugh, Bot. Gaz. 26: 266. 1898. TEXAS: Without data, 1894, Heller 1913 (holotype: F).
Euphorbia tenella Euphorbia tenella Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 53. 1817. VENEZUELA: Bolívar: Along Río Orinoco near Maypures and Carichana, s.d., Humboldt & Bonpland s.n. (holotype: P; isotypes: B-W, MO fragm).
Euphorbia trichogona Euphorbia trichogona Bertoloni, Misc. Bot. 3: 20. 1844. GUADELOUPE
Tithymalus prostratus Tithymalus prostratus (Aiton) Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 1: 116. 1897.Euphorbia prostrata Aiton 1789. 
Chamaesyce prostrata Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 713, 1333. 1903.Euphorbia prostrata Aiton 1789. 
Euphorbia chamaesyce    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount, Calhoun, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Dallas, Escambia, Etowah, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Walker

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA_ACC_42570 Covington 6 Aug 1972 Nelson, John
172		 AUA
Euphorbia Prostrata Aiton
UWAL0001559 Marengo 10 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1396		 UWAL
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
TROY000035330 Pickens 04 Jul 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12999		 TROY
Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small
AUA_ACC_73017 Mobile 23 Aug 2014 Horne, Howard E.
2706		 AUA
Euphorbia Prostrata Aiton
UWAL0007550 Sumter 10 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3200		 UWAL
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
JSU125327 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
ALNHS00001274 Dallas 21 Jul 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-445		 ALNHS
Euphorbia prostrata Ait.
JSU125325 Etowah 20 Aug 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3064		 JSU
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
UNA00027155 Mobile _ Aug 1895 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Euphorbia prostrata Ait.
JSU125328 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6910		 JSU
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
TROY000050091 Montgomery 21 Aug 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29422		 TROY
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
UWAL0002287 Pickens 04 Jul 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12999		 UWAL
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
UWAL0031517 Morgan 22 Aug 2015 England, J. Kevin
5666		 UWAL
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
UNA00027154 Mobile _ Sep 1895 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Euphorbia prostrata Ait.
UWAL0034093 Morgan 16 Aug 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14417		 UWAL
Euphorbia prostrata Ait.
UWAL0016849 Mobile 23 Jun 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2280		 UWAL
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
UWAL0035054 Lawrence 02 Oct 2016 England, J. Kevin
6897		 UWAL
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
TROY000032049 Marengo 10 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1396		 TROY
Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small
AUA000042642 Montgomery 24 Aug 1927 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Euphorbia Prostrata Aiton
JSU125326 Jackson 15 Jul 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1035		 JSU
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
JSU125323 Calhoun 15 Jul 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11466		 JSU
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
JSU125331 Marshall 6 Oct 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6762		 JSU
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
AUA_ACC_41912 Lee 28 Sep 1973 Stevens, A.
015		 AUA
Euphorbia Prostrata Aiton
TROY000052115 Houston 22 Nov 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29531		 TROY
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
JSU125324 Clarke 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18766		 JSU
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
JSU125330 Marshall 29 Jun 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2162		 JSU
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
AUA000043974 Madison 9 Oct 2020 Hansen, Curtis J.
7928		 AUA
Euphorbia Prostrata Aiton
UNA00054620 Blount 16 Jun 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1018		 UNA
Chamaesyce prostrata (Ait.) Small
UWAL0034070 Walker 09 Aug 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14365		 UWAL
Euphorbia prostrata Ait.
TROY000034745 Perry 12 Jul 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13009		 TROY
Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small
UWAL0050014 Montgomery 21 Aug 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29422		 UWAL
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
TROY000004600 Conecuh 05 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13679		 TROY
Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small
TROY000004601 Escambia 21 May 1995 Brittain, Cynthia L.
269		 TROY
Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small
JSU125329 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7311		 JSU
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
UWAL0002330 Perry 12 Jul 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13009		 UWAL
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
UNA00053860 Blount 07 Jul 1997 Keener, Brian R.
217		 UNA
Chamaesyce prostrata (Ait.) Small
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