Biology:Euphorbia missurica
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. missurica
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| Euphorbia missurica Raf.
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Euphorbia missurica, commonly called prairie sandmat,[2] or Missouri spurge,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found primarily in area of the Great Plains.[4] Its natural habitat is in dry, often calcareous areas, including glades, bluffs, and open woodlands.[5][6]
Description
Euphorbia missurica is an annual[6] growing from a taproot. The branching stems are most often decumbent (lying on the ground). The small flowers are in cyathia which are clustered into terminal cymes and there are petal-like appendages. Each cyathium has 29-48 male flowers and a single female flower.[7] The ovaries and capsules are hairless.[3] Flowering occurs in late spring and early summer.
Habitat and distribution
Euphorbia missurica grows in dry, sunny, sparsely vegetated habitats.[7] It is found growing on rocky or sandy soils in dry prairies and waste places and roadsides.[8] Its distribution includes the US states of: AR , CO , IA , KS , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NM , OK , SD , TX , WY.[8]
In Minnesota it is listed as a special concern species, where it has in the past been found in Ottertail County on sandy shorelines.[7]
References
- ↑ "Euphorbia missurica Raf.". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000963391#synonyms.
- ↑ "Chamaesyce missurica". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CHMI8. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Barbara Coffin; Lee Pfannmuller (1988). Minnesota's Endangered Flora and Fauna. U of Minnesota Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-8166-1689-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=wfWNq91AjeoC.
- ↑ "Euphorbia missurica", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Euphorbia%20missurica.png, retrieved 14 April 2018
- ↑ Chamaesyce missurica Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Societey
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Euphorbia missurica Flora of North America
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Chamaesyce missurica : Missouri Spurge | Rare Species Guide" (in en). https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=PDEUP0D1K0.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CHMI8.
Wikidata ☰ Q15387676 entry
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