Euphorbia deltoidea subsp. adhaerens

(Small) Oudejans

World Cat. Euphorb. Cum. Suppl. I, 11. 1993.

EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Chamaesyce adhaerens Small Torreya 27: 104. 1928
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 266.

Stems prostrate to ascending, mat-forming, sparsely to densely villous, hairs uncinate or irregularly twisted, 0.2–0.5 mm. Stipules villous with uncinate or irregularly twisted hairs; petiole villous with uncinate or irregularly twisted hairs; blade 2–4.5 × 2–4.5 mm, as long as wide, surfaces green, villous with uncinate or irregularly twisted hairs. Involucre villous with uncinate or irregularly twisted hairs. Pistillate flowers: ovary villous with uncinate or irregularly twisted hairs. Capsules villous with uncinate or irregularly twisted hairs.


Phenology: Flowering and fruiting year-round.
Habitat: Open pine rocklands.
Elevation: 0–10 m.

Discussion

Subspecies adhaerens is intermediate in both morphology and distribution between subspp. deltoidea and pinetorum.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Victor W. Steinmann +, Jeffery J. Morawetz +, Paul E. Berry +, Jess A. Peirson +  and Ya Yang +
(Small) Oudejans +
Chamaesyce adhaerens +
0–10 m. +
Open pine rocklands. +
Flowering and fruiting year-round. +
World Cat. Euphorb. Cum. Suppl. I, +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Chamaesyce deltoidea +
Euphorbia deltoidea subsp. adhaerens +
Euphorbia deltoidea +
subspecies +