Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia

Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia
Euphorbia mesembrianthemifolia on oceanside face of sand dunes at Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Broward County, Florida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. mesembryanthemifolia
Binomial name
Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia Jacq.
Synonyms
Chamaesyce mesembryanthemifolia(Jacq.) Dugand Euphorbia mesembrianthemifolia orth. var.

Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). Common names include seaside spurge ^[1] and coastal beach sandmat; Spanish: alfombra de arena costera, lit. "coastal sand carpet" ^{[2] [3]} . It is native to the Western Hemisphere, where it is found in coastal areas from Florida in the United States south to Colombia and Venezuela, as well as in Bermuda and the Caribbean. ^{[4] [5]} Its natural habitat is on beaches and rocky shores. ^[4]

Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia is an erect or sprawling subshrub with opposite, glaucous leaves. It flowers year-round. ^[4]

Gallery

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  Flowers and fruits. Buttonwood Bay, Upper Keys, Florida Keys
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  Leaf arrangement. Spittal Pond Nature Reserve, Smith's Parish, Bermuda
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  Cup-like leaves capturing sand grains on seaside sand dunes in Isabela, Puerto Rico
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  Growing on sand dunes in Isabela, Puerto Rico

References

1. Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia The Institute for Regional Conservation
2. "Fotos de Alfombra de arena costera (Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia) · iNaturalist Ecuador". iNaturalist Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-15.
3. "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
4. Euphorbia mesembrianthemifolia Flora of North America
5. "Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2019.