[The Spurge Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Corrugate-seeded Spurge, Ribseed Sandmat, Rib-seed Sandmat, Ridgeseed Spurge, Ridge-seeded Spurge

Euphorbia glyptosperma

Synonym: Chamaesyce glyptosperma

Corrugate-seeded Spurge, Ribseed Sandmat, Rib-seed Sandmat, Ridgeseed Spurge, Ridge-seeded Spurge: Euphorbia  glyptosperma (Synonym: Chamaesyce glyptosperma)

The photo above shows the upper leaf surfaces of corrugate-seeded spurge as seen along the Klickitat Hatchery Road east of Glenwood, WA.........September 8, 2007. Both leaf surfaces as well as the stems are glabrous. The flowers lack petals and the calyx is 5-lobed.

Corrugate-seeded Spurge, Ribseed Sandmat, Rib-seed Sandmat, Ridgeseed Spurge, Ridge-seeded Spurge: Euphorbia  glyptosperma (Synonym: Chamaesyce glyptosperma)

The photo above shows the lower leaf surfaces of corrugate-seeded spurge as seen along the Klickitat Hatchery Road east of Glenwood, WA.........September 8, 2007. Note the numerous 3-lobed seedpods. Note also the roots which arise from the nodes.

Corrugate-seeded Spurge, Ribseed Sandmat, Rib-seed Sandmat, Ridgeseed Spurge, Ridge-seeded Spurge: Euphorbia  glyptosperma (Synonym: Chamaesyce glyptosperma)

The photo above shows the corrugate-seeded spurge as seen along the Klickitat Hatchery Road east of Glenwood, WA..........September 8, 2007. Both leaf surfaces as well as the stems are glabrous.

Corrugate-seeded Spurge, Ribseed Sandmat, Rib-seed Sandmat, Ridgeseed Spurge, Ridge-seeded Spurge: Euphorbia  glyptosperma (Synonym: Chamaesyce glyptosperma)

The photo above showsanother view of the upper leaf surfaces of corrugate-seeded spurge as seen along the Klickitat Hatchery Road east of Glenwood, WA.........September 8, 2007. Both leaf surfaces as well as the stems are glabrous. The flowers lack petals and the calyx is 5-lobed.

Paul Slichter