Euphorbia pediculifera

Engelmann in W. H. Emory

Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 186. 1859.

Common names: Carrizo Mountain sandmat
Synonyms: Chamaesyce pediculifera (Engelmann) Rose & Standley
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 281. Mentioned on page 252, 254.

Euphorbia pediculifera can variable in terms of leaf shape and the extent of pubescence, but the species readily identified by the short, appressed hairs on the leaves and the distinctive seed that encircled by a series of round, transverse ridges.

Discussion

Varieties 2 (1 in the flora).

Euphorbia pediculifera var. linearifolia S. Watson is found only near Guaymas in southwestern Sonora, Mexico.

Selected References

None.

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pinnate +, symmetric +  and asymmetric +
Anisophyllum +
unlobed +
Carrizo Mountain sandmat +
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Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. +
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