[The Spurge Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Thymeleaf Sandmat, Thyme-leaf Spurge, Thyme-leaved Spurge

Euphorbia serpillifolia

Synonyms: Chamaesyce albicaulis, Chamaesyce neomexicana, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia, Euphorbia neomexicana, Euphorbia serpyllifolia

Thymeleaf Sandmat, Thyme-leaf Spurge, Thyme-leaved Spurge: Euphorbia serpillifolia (Synonyms: Chamaesyce albicaulis, Chamaesyce neomexicana, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia, Euphorbia neomexicana, Euphorbia serpyllifolia)

The photo above shows a close-up of th eflowers and leaves of thyme-leaf spurge as seen in gravel along the edge of Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake NWR........July 31, 2008. Both leaf surfaces as well as the stems are glabrous. The flowers lack petals and the calyx is 5-lobed.

Thymeleaf Sandmat, Thyme-leaf Spurge, Thyme-leaved Spurge: Euphorbia serpillifolia (Synonyms: Chamaesyce albicaulis, Chamaesyce neomexicana, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia, Euphorbia neomexicana, Euphorbia serpyllifolia)

The photo above shows thyme-leaf spurge as seen in gravel along the edge of Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake NWR..........July 31, 2008.

Thymeleaf Sandmat, Thyme-leaf Spurge, Thyme-leaved Spurge: Euphorbia serpillifolia (Synonyms: Chamaesyce albicaulis, Chamaesyce neomexicana, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia, Euphorbia neomexicana, Euphorbia serpyllifolia)

The photo above shows thyme-leaf spurge as seen in gravel along the edge of Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake NWR........July 31, 2008.

Paul Slichter