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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small
milk-purslane, spotted sand-mat, wart-weed
Chamaesyce: ancient Greek Chamai meaning "on the ground" for a kind of prostrate plant
maculata: Latin for "spotted" or "mottled"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | matting, annual, up to 16" long forb, young leaves and stems hairy, many branches forming circular mats, milky juice |
| Flower: | cream, 4-parted, no petals or sepals but surrounded by petal-like parts; blooms May-Sept. |
| Fruit: | 3-lobed capsule with 3 mostly smooth, 4-angled seeds becoming gooey when wet  |
| Leaf: | dark green, toothed, often with a red spot, 1/3"-1/2" as wide as long |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites |
| (Glossary) |
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