Thyme-leaf Broomspurge - Euphorbia serpyllifolia
Other Names:
Chamaesyce serpyllifolia
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5
State Rank:
SNR
C-value:
3
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Annual. Stems prostrate to ascending, 1–15 cm, highly branched. Herbage glabrous to sparsely villous. Leaves opposite, oblong to obovate, sometimes curved, serrate in the upper third, asymmetrical at the base, 3–12 mm long. Inflorescence: 1 to few cyathia in leaf axils. Cyathia 1 mm long or less; glands pink with white margins. Capsule 1.5–2 mm long; seeds lightly reticulate-wrinkled (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).