CA, Southern California, 20070812
Madison Heights, two sandmats.
I would love to know the difference between C. maculata and C. serpyllifolia hirtula. Seems the first has smaller fruits and less wrinkled seeds. Is that it??
Chamaesyce serpens []
Opp Fillmore on W side of Marengo, on and around utility plate.
| | GEN | | annual, creeping, rooting at nodes |
| | LF | | glab, only sl longer than wide, entire, rounded tip |
| | INFL | | solit, 1.2mm| apps | | white to pink, short, wider than gland, gently scallop |
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Chamaesyce maculata []
Opp Fillmore on W side and sl N, among roses. Another on N side of Fillmore just E of Arroyo, among flowers at side of Sizzler.
| | GEN | | annual, creeping to sl ascending |
| | ST | | hirsute on top and sometimes on bottom, internodes long to v short |
| | LF | | twice as long as wide, min serr, hairy or just cil, red spot in center often |
| | INFL | | 1.4-1.5mm, short strig all over |
| | SEED | | brown, trans wrinkled |
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