Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

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

Chamaesyce arizonica (Engelmann) Arthur
(Arizona Spurge)


Family: Euphorbiaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Euphorbia arizonica Engelmann
Euphorbia versicolor Greene

Chamaesyce arizonica is a prostrate herb with opposite, inequilateral leaves that do not have any teeth. The angled capsules and the herbage are glandular pubescent. The appendages are white or pink and entire, and the glands are deep red. The seeds are transversely rugose and four angled. Chamaesyce arizonica is found in sandy or rocky draws.
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Chamaesyce arizonica, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Billings Vista, July 29, 2009



Chamaesyce arizonica, 1x field macro, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Billings Vista, July 29, 2009



Chamaesyce arizonica, field macro of angled glandular pubescent capsule, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Billings Vista, July 29, 2009



Chamaesyce arizonica, field macro flowers & fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Billings Vista, July 29, 2009



Chamaesyce arizonica, field macro flowers, urn-shaped involucre, stipule, & leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Billings Vista, July 29, 2009



Chamaesyce arizonica, field macro flower & involucre, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Billings Vista, July 29, 2009



Chamaesyce arizonica, macro of ruler against flowers and capsules which are less than 2mm in diameter, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Billings Vista, July 29, 2009



Chamaesyce arizonica, macro of angled and transversely ridged seeds, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Billings Vista, July 29, 2009


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