familyEuphorbiaceae
genusEuphorbia
sectionEuphorbia sect. Anisophyllum
speciesEuphorbia deltoidea
subspeciesEuphorbia deltoidea subsp. adhaerens
Euphorbia deltoidea subsp. adhaerens
World Cat. Euphorb. Cum. Suppl. I, 11. 1993.
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Chamaesyce adhaerens Small Torreya 27: 104. 1928
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 266.
Stems prostrate to ascending, mat-forming, sparsely to densely villous, hairs uncinate or irregularly twisted, 0.2–0.5 mm. Stipules villous with uncinate or irregularly twisted hairs; petiole villous with uncinate or irregularly twisted hairs; blade 2–4.5 × 2–4.5 mm, as long as wide, surfaces green, villous with uncinate or irregularly twisted hairs. Involucre villous with uncinate or irregularly twisted hairs. Pistillate flowers: ovary villous with uncinate or irregularly twisted hairs. Capsules villous with uncinate or irregularly twisted hairs.
Phenology: Flowering and fruiting year-round.
Habitat: Open pine rocklands.
Elevation: 0–10 m.
Discussion
Subspecies adhaerens is intermediate in both morphology and distribution between subspp. deltoidea and pinetorum.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.