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		Matted Broomspurge - Euphorbia serpens  
		
			
				Other Names:  
				
				Chamaesyce serpens 
			
		
		
		
		
            
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Native Species Global Rank : 
G5 
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				C-value : 
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		General Description
		Glabrous annual. Stems prostrate, 5–20 cm, highly branched. Leaves opposite, ovate to orbicular, rounded at the tip, asymmetrical at the base, entire, 2–6 mm long. Inflorescence: solitary cyathia in branch axils. Cyathia 0.5–1 mm long; glands green to pink with white margins. Capsule 1–1.5 mm long; seeds smooth(
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX ).
Species Range
	
		
			Montana Range 
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    		Range Comments
			MT to ON south to AZ, TN, FL and Mexico (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX ). 
			
		
		Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
		Number of Observations:  18
		
		
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