Chamaesyce nutans (Lag.) Small

Spice Detail Detail flower In the field

Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Genus: Chamaesyce

Sinònims: Euphorbia nutans Lag.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Humid and disturbed soils.

Characteristics: An herbaceous plant originally from the Americas, has colonized pathways and roads. Leaves are opposite, asymmetric, margin dentate and often with a reddish spot. Can be distinguished from the rest of the other members of the genus by its larger size, and the yellowish and reddish hues; as well, the stems grow upright in an angle greater than 45º, instead of prostrate. Flowers during the summer and the fall.