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|accepted_name=Euphorbia hyssopifolia
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Syst. Nat. ed.
|place=10, 2: 1048. 1759
|year=1759
}}
|common_names=Hyssopleaf sandmat
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=W
|label=Weedy
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
|authority=(Linnaeus) Small
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Euphorbia jonesii
|authority=Millspaugh
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=E. stenomeres
|authority=S. F. Blake
|rank=species
}}
|hierarchy=Euphorbiaceae;Euphorbia;Euphorbia sect. Anisophyllum;Euphorbia hyssopifolia
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Euphorbiaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Euphorbia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>section</small>[[Euphorbia sect. Anisophyllum]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Euphorbia hyssopifolia]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 12
|mention_page=page 256, 273, 279
|treatment_page=page 272
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> annual, with taproot. <b>Stems</b> erect to ascending, 80 cm, sparsely to densely pilose or pilose-crinkled proximally, usually glabrous distally. <b>Leaves</b> opposite; stipules usually connate, irregularly lacerate, 0.5–1 mm, usually glabrous, occasionally with few marginal hairs; petiole 1–2 mm, glabrous; blade lanceolate to oblong or falcate, 8–35 × 7–15 mm, base asymmetric, rounded, margins serrulate, apex broadly acute, abaxial surface glabrous or sparsely pilose toward base, adaxial surface glabrous; palmately veined at base, pinnate distally. <b>Cyathia</b> solitary or in small, cymose clusters occasionally with bractlike leaves at distal nodes or on congested, axillary branches; peduncle 0.5–2.5 mm. <b>Involucre</b> obconic, 0.9–1.1 × 0.7–0.9 mm, glabrous; glands 4(–5) (5th gland without appendage), yellow-green to maroon, elliptic to circular, 0.1–0.2 × 0.1–0.3 mm; appendages spreading, usually white or turning reddish with age, short reniform or semilunate, 0.1–0.3 × 0.2–0.6 mm, distal margin entire or slightly undulate to crenate. <b>Staminate</b> flowers 4–15. <b>Pistillate</b> flowers: ovary glabrous; styles 0.5–0.9 mm, 2-fid 1/2 length. <b>Capsules</b> depressed-ovoid, 1.5–1.6 × 1.7–1.8 mm, glabrous; columella 1.5–2 mm. <b>Seeds</b> brown to grayish white, ovoid, slightly 4-angled in cross section, abaxial faces convex, adaxial faces slightly concave to slightly convex, 1–1.4 × 0.7–1.1 mm, with 2–3 prominent transverse ridges that do not interrupt adaxial keel, or coarsely and inconspicuously pitted-reticulate. <b>2n</b> = 12, 14.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering and fruiting late spring–early fall.
|habitat=Disturbed areas, ditches, gardens.
|elevation=0–1500 m.
|distribution=Ala.;Ariz.;Fla.;Ga.;La.;Miss.;N.Mex.;S.C.;Tex.;Utah;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;introduced in tropical Asia;Africa;Australia.
|discussion=<p><i>Euphorbia hyssopifolia</i> is native to the New World tropics and is probably also native to parts of the southern United States. However, at least some of the records from the flora area appear to be from adventive plants.</p>
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Euphorbia hyssopifolia
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=section
|synonyms=Chamaesyce hyssopifolia;Euphorbia jonesii;E. stenomeres
|basionyms=
|family=Euphorbiaceae
|phenology=Flowering and fruiting late spring–early fall.
|habitat=Disturbed areas, ditches, gardens.
|elevation=0–1500 m.
|distribution=Ala.;Ariz.;Fla.;Ga.;La.;Miss.;N.Mex.;S.C.;Tex.;Utah;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;introduced in tropical Asia;Africa;Australia.
|reference=None
|publication title=Syst. Nat. ed.
|publication year=1759
|special status=Weedy
|source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/eaa6e58056e40c9ef614d8f47aea294977a1a5e9/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V12/V12_168.xml
|genus=Euphorbia
|section=Euphorbia sect. Anisophyllum
|species=Euphorbia hyssopifolia
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