Participant Info

Species

Euphorbia serpyllifolia [Euphorbia serpillifolia] [Chamaesyce serpyllifolia]

Family

Euphorbiaceae

CommonName

thymeleaf sandmat

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1898

LatestDate

2016

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, montane, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Great Sand Dunes, Russell Lakes

Other Localities

Alamosa (town), Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, by parking lot of restaurant in South Fork 27 Sept 2021

Comments

In the Watershed thyme-leafed spurge proves a most versatile plant, ranging from basin to montane, thriving in house gardens and farm fields, by roadsides, around ponds, in volcanic rock, and under greasewood, cottowood, juniper, ponderosa, and Gambel oak. Morphologically, it is quite variable, the surface of the seeds, for instance, ranging from smooth to pitted. It can be found in all USA states west of the Mississippi. It follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico and Texas to the Big Bend country but not beyond.

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