About prostrate sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata is a species of spurge known by the common name prostrate spurge or prostrate sandmat. It is native to the Caribbean and certain parts of South America. It is widely naturalized in many other parts of the world, where it can be found in varied habitat types and in many areas grows as a roadside weed.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia prostrata
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Weed in gardens
- Native to
- Caribbean
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
prostrate sandmat belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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