PLANTS Profile for Chamaesyce humistrata (spreading sandmat)

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PLANTS Profile

Chamaesyce humistrata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Small
spreading sandmat

Symbol:

CHHU3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

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Photo of Chamaesyce humistrata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Small

Euphorbia humistrata

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Chamaesyce humistrata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Small

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Synonyms:
Chamaesyce humistrata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Small

EUHU

Euphorbia humistrata Engelm. ex A. Gray

Distribution:
Chamaesyce humistrata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Small


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NJ, OH, OK, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Chamaesyce humistrata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Small

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 90 species in Chamaesyce

Classification:
Chamaesyce humistrata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Small

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus	Chamaesyce Gray – sandmat
Species	Chamaesyce humistrata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Small – spreading sandmat

U.S. Weed Information:
Chamaesyce humistrata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Small

Euphorbia humistrata
spreading sandmat
spreading spurge

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SEEPPC		Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Introduced Information:
Chamaesyce humistrata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Small

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Chamaesyce humistrata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Small

Euphorbia humistrata:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW

FACU

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Chamaesyce humistrata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Small

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501428.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 06:37 PM CST