Chamaesyce vermiculata (Raf.) House

Spotted spurge, small spotted sandmat, hairy spurge, worm-seed sand-mat

Similar species

	Chamaesyce maculata	You are here Chamaesyce vermiculata
Common Name	prostrate spurge	spotted spurge
Plant	Sometimes prostrate, only 1″ (2.5 cm) high; sometimes up to 3′ (91 cm) in height. Stems are green or pale to strong red in sunlight, heavily branched, with sparse tomentoulose hairs. They produce a milky latex when cut.	Sometimes prostrate, less than 1″ (2.5 cm) high; or up to 1′ (40 cm) high. Stems vary from green to reddish to dark red, and exude a milky sap when broken. They are hairy, with hairs that point out rather than being matted, ~1/32″ (0.5–1.5 mm) long.
Leaves	Opposite, oval but somewhat asymmetric, with one edge flatter than the other and fine serrations, ⅛–1″ (5–30 mm) long and about one third to one half as wide. Leaves often have a dark reddish blotch near the center.	Opposite, somewhat asymmetric, oval, ¼–¾″ (6.3–19 mm) long and one half to two thirds as wide, with widely spaced serrations, often with an irregular dark reddish blotch in the middle.
Flowers	Less than ⅛″ (3.2 mm) in size. They are cyathia with four "petals" that are white or light pink.	Nearly imperceptible at less than ⅛″ (3.2 mm) in size. They are cyathia with four "petals" that are white or light pink, appearing from July to October.
Fruit	1/32″ (1 mm) in size. Hairy.	1/32–1/16″ (1.5–2 mm) in size, hairless, with three lobes.
Range/ Zones
Habitats	Disturbed soils, roadsides, gravelly areas, atop mulch, gardens, cracks in sidewalks	Meadows, fields, roadsides, disturbed soils

Chamaesyce vermiculata description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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