Names
Scientific Name: Chamaesyce micromera
Synonym: Euphorbia micromera
Common Names: Sonoran sandmat, desert spurge
Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: deserts, 500 to 5,000 feet
Flower Color: Red
Flowering Season: August to October
Height: A few millimeters tall; runs very flat along the ground
Description: Sonoran sandmat's leaves are tiny, just one or two millimeters long. Flowers lack visible petals.
Special Characteristics
Classification
Order: Euphorbiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
SOURCES:
Western New Mexico University, Vascular plants of the Gila Wilderness: wnmu.edu/academic/nspages/gilaflora/chamaesyce_micromera.html
Southwest Environment Information Network: swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=1131
Kearney, T. H. and R. H. Peebles. 1960. Arizona Flora. Los Angeles: University of California Press.
