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Spotted Spurge *
Euphorbia maculata 

TJM1: Chamaesyce maculata.
TJM2: Chamaesyce maculata.

Family: Euphorbiaceae (SPURGE).
Other common names: spotted sandmat.
Generic common name: SPURGE.

Location: Circle X Ranch: disturbed areas and roadsides, August 2007.

Characteristics: non-Native, White, Small, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer.

◊ This name is from the Jepson eFlora. It is more current than the TJM2 name.

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I sometimes call these weedy guys "road-crack plants"



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