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Prostrate Spurge
Euphorbia maculata L. (Chamaesyce maculata)
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Found in:
- Lawns and landscape beds
- Does well in nutrient-poor and drought prone soil (sandy soil)
Characteristics:
- Low growing, mat-forming annual
- Stems are reddish in color and covered with tiny hairs
- Leaves are tear-drop shaped with smooth edges (margins), arise in pairs (opposite one another) along stem
- Leaf center may have a reddish spot
- Stems and leaves exude a white milky sap (latex) when broken
- Flowers are tiny, pinkish-white and difficult to see
- Shallow taproot
