Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Chamaesyce micromera (Biossier ex Englemann) Wooton & Standley
(Desert Spurge)


Family: Euphorbiaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Euphorbia micromera Biossier ex Englemann

Chamaesyce micromera is found on dry sandbars along streambeds and along the Gila River. It is as flat as a plant can be against the sand. It is herbaceous, with opposite, entire, glabrous leaves. The gland appendages are minute or absent. The stipules are ciliate.
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Chamaesyce micromera, photo Russ Kleinman, Pancho Canyon, Sept. 7, 2008, DAZ herbarium voucher specimen 2008-9-7-2



Chamaesyce micromera, cyathium, photo Russ Kleinman, Pancho Canyon, Sept. 7, 2008, DAZ herbarium voucher specimen 2008-9-7-2



Chamaesyce micromera, closeup cyathium, photo Russ Kleinman, Pancho Canyon, Sept. 7, 2008, DAZ herbarium voucher specimen 2008-9-7-2



Chamaesyce micromera, ciliate stipule, photo Russ Kleinman, Pancho Canyon, Sept. 7, 2008, DAZ herbarium voucher specimen 2008-9-7-2


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