| Family |
Euphorbiaceae |
| Scientific name |
Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small |
| Synonyms |
Anisophyllum maculatum (L.) Haworth; Chamaesyce mathewsii Small; Chamaesyce
supina (Rafinesque) Moldenke; Chamaesyce tracyi Small; Euphorbia depressa
Torrey; Euphorbia hypericifolia L. var. maculata (L.) Rafinesque; Euphorbia
littoralis Rafinesque; Euphorbia maculata L.; Euphorbia meganaesos Featherman;
Euphorbia supina Rafinesque; Euphorbia thymifolia Michaux; Tithymalus maculatus
(L.) Moench; Xamesike depressa (Torrey) Rafinesque; Xamesike littoralis
Rafinesque; Xamesike maculata (L.) Rafinesque; Xamesike supina (Rafinesque)
Rafinesque |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) ko-nishiki-so [small nishiki-so (nishiki-so = Chamaesyce humifusa (Willdenow ex Schlechter) Prochanow (syn. Euphorbia humifusa Willdenow ex Schlechter var. pseudochamaesyce (Fischer, Meyer et Lallemant) Murata))] |
| (English common name) milk-purslane, spotted sandmat, spotted spurge |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) [native] Canada, USA |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=42 |
| Description |
Plants 10-40cm. Leaves 5-15mm length, 2.-6mm width. Flowers, flowering
in June to November. Annual plants. |
| Reference |
Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small |
| Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small |
| Note |
Naturalized plants (first reported in 1895). |
