Euphorbia serpyllifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Euphorbia |
Species: | E. serpyllifolia
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Binomial name | |
Euphorbia serpyllifolia | |
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Euphorbia serpyllifolia (Euphorbia serpillifolia [note 1]) is a species of euphorb known by the common names thymeleaf sandmat or thyme-leafed spurge. It is native to a large part of North America from Canada to Mexico, where it is a common member of the flora in many types of habitat. This is an annual herb growing as a prostrate mat or taking a somewhat erect form. The oblong leaves are up to about 1.5 centimeters long, sometimes hairy and finely toothed along the edges. The tiny inflorescence is a cyathium about a millimeter wide. It bears scalloped white petal-like appendages arranged around the actual flowers. At the center are several male flowers and one female flower, which develops into a lobed, oval fruit up to 2 millimeters wide. This plant had a number of traditional medicinal uses for many Native American groups. [4]
The Zuni people use it as a cathartic, an emetic, and to increase the flow of milk in a breastfeeding mother. [6]: 51 The leaves are used to sweeten corn meal and chewed for the pleasant taste. [6]: 67
Euphorbia serpyllifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Euphorbia |
Species: | E. serpyllifolia
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Binomial name | |
Euphorbia serpyllifolia | |
Subspecies | |
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Euphorbia serpyllifolia (Euphorbia serpillifolia [note 1]) is a species of euphorb known by the common names thymeleaf sandmat or thyme-leafed spurge. It is native to a large part of North America from Canada to Mexico, where it is a common member of the flora in many types of habitat. This is an annual herb growing as a prostrate mat or taking a somewhat erect form. The oblong leaves are up to about 1.5 centimeters long, sometimes hairy and finely toothed along the edges. The tiny inflorescence is a cyathium about a millimeter wide. It bears scalloped white petal-like appendages arranged around the actual flowers. At the center are several male flowers and one female flower, which develops into a lobed, oval fruit up to 2 millimeters wide. This plant had a number of traditional medicinal uses for many Native American groups. [4]
The Zuni people use it as a cathartic, an emetic, and to increase the flow of milk in a breastfeeding mother. [6]: 51 The leaves are used to sweeten corn meal and chewed for the pleasant taste. [6]: 67