November 20, 2017
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PILLPOD SANDMAT (Euphorbia hirta)

WHAT FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT IS BLOOMING TODAY?: PILLPOD SANDMAT (Euphorbia hirta)

One of the spurges it is said to have multiple medicinal purposes: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249903/

Larval host for Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea) [personal observation]

This groundcover can be aggressive in disturbed areas.

Learn: http://regionalconservation.org/ircs/database/plants/PlantPage.asp?TXCODE=Euphhirt

“Formerly included in the genus Chamaesyce, this species is reclassified under Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce sect. Anisophyllum subsect. Hypericifoliae.”

Where does it grow in Florida? http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=710

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