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===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
| − | It has been observed to grow in disturbed areas such as lawns, gardens, roadside depressions, vacant lots, fallow fields, and parking lots | + | It has been observed to grow in disturbed areas such as lawns, gardens, roadside depressions, vacant lots, fallow fields, and parking lots. It can grow in dry sands and silty loam on mesic areas as well<ref name=fsu>Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: L. C. Anderson, W. R. Anderson, A. Clewell, K. Blum, M. R. Crosby, J. Duke, J. Dwyer, S. F. da Fonseca, R. K. Godfrey, H. A. Hespenheide, H. S. Irwin, R. Komarek, R. L. Lazor, H. Loftin, T. MacClendon, K. MacClendon, E. Onishi, J. Ramos, R. Reis dos Santos, T. R. Soderstrom, R. Souza, and E. L. Tyson. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Franklin, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla. Georgia: Thomas. Other countries: Brazil, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, and Jamaica.</ref>. |
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 3 May 2016
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| Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Euphorbiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. hirta |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia hirta (L.) Millsp. | |
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| Natural range of Euphorbia hirta from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: pillpod sandmat
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonym: Chamaesyce hirta (Linnaeus) Millspaugh
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
It has been observed to grow in disturbed areas such as lawns, gardens, roadside depressions, vacant lots, fallow fields, and parking lots. It can grow in dry sands and silty loam on mesic areas as well[1].
Phenology
This species has been observed to flower and fruit from July to August (FSU Herbarium).
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: L. C. Anderson, W. R. Anderson, A. Clewell, K. Blum, M. R. Crosby, J. Duke, J. Dwyer, S. F. da Fonseca, R. K. Godfrey, H. A. Hespenheide, H. S. Irwin, R. Komarek, R. L. Lazor, H. Loftin, T. MacClendon, K. MacClendon, E. Onishi, J. Ramos, R. Reis dos Santos, T. R. Soderstrom, R. Souza, and E. L. Tyson. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Franklin, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla. Georgia: Thomas. Other countries: Brazil, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, and Jamaica.
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: L. C. Anderson, W. R. Anderson, A. Clewell, K. Blum, M. R. Crosby, J. Duke, J. Dwyer, S. F. da Fonseca, R. K. Godfrey, H. A. Hespenheide, H. S. Irwin, R. Komarek, R. L. Lazor, H. Loftin, T. MacClendon, K. MacClendon, E. Onishi, J. Ramos, R. Reis dos Santos, T. R. Soderstrom, R. Souza, and E. L. Tyson. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Franklin, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla. Georgia: Thomas. Other countries: Brazil, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, and Jamaica.
