Euphorbia prostrata
Blue Weed, Prostrate Sandmat
Also known as: Anisophyllum prostratum (Aiton) Haw. +13 more
- Anisophyllum prostratum (Aiton) Haw.
- Aplarina prostrata (Aiton) Raf.
- Chamaesyce malaca Small
- Chamaesyce villosior (Greenm.) Millsp.
- Euphorbia callitrichoides Kunth
- Euphorbia malaca (Small) Little
- Euphorbia prostrata subsp. caudirhiza Fosberg
- Euphorbia prostrata subsp. vestita Engelm. ex Boiss.
- Euphorbia prostrata var. caudirhiza Fosberg
- Euphorbia prostrata var. vestita Engelm. ex Boiss.
- Euphorbia ramosa subsp. villosior Greenm.
- Euphorbia ramosa var. villosior Greenm.
- Euphorbia trichogona Bertol.
- Tithymalus prostratus (Aiton) Samp.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Euphorbia prostrata (commonly known as Blue weed or Prostrate Sandmat) is an annual within the Euphorbiaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northern South America, Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cayman Is., Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kansas, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Free State, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, Hungary, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kentucky, Kriti, Krym, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Line Is., Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Marcus I., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Ohio, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Phoenix Is., Portugal, Queensland, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, Sardegna, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South China Sea, Spain, St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tennessee, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Virginia, Wake I., West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wyoming, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe