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Euphorbia prostrata
Also called Blue Weed, Prostrate Spurge, Ground Spurge
Prostrate sandmat is a low-growing annual weed of the spurge family that spreads flat across bare ground. It grows easily from seed in warm, sunny, dry spots, and is commonly seen as a roadside weed.
Euphorbia prostrata is a species of spurge known by the common name prostrate spurge or prostrate sandmat.
It is native to the Caribbean, most of South America, Central America, Mexico, and most of the United States. It is widely naturalized in many other parts of the world, where it can be found in varied habitat types, and in many areas grows as a roadside weed.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia prostrata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
