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Euphorbia vallis-mortae
Euphorbia vallis-mortae
Photographer: Aaron Schusteff

ID: 0000 0000 1210 1170 (2010-12-17)

Copyright © 2003 Aaron Schusteff

 
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  • date of photo  Apr 27, 2003
  • location   Short Canyon (Kern County, California, US)
  • family Euphorbiaceae
  • synonyms Chamaesyce vallis-mortae
  • notes   

    I believe this is Chamaesyce vallis-mortae. Note tomentose leaves, inflorescence generally clustered at branch tips, and (at least) one cyathium with a yellow-green involucral gland (as mentioned in the terminal key couplet for the taxon)...though most are red-dish. [A speculation: Perhaps some involucral glands begin yellow-green and become red-dish with age?]

    Further support for C. vallis-mortae here: Only two species of Chamaesyce appear in the carefully researched 2008 ''Vascular Flora of the Owens Peak Eastern Watershed, southern Sierra Nevada, California'' by Naomi Fraga (available as a PDF here). Those two species are C. albomarginata, which is glabrous...and C. vallis-mortae which is tomentose, like the plant here. Also, a number of UCJEPS voucher images look like a good match, for instance this one.

  • photo category: Plant - annual/perennial

  • ADDITIONAL TAXONOMIC NOTES FOR THIS PHOTO
  • name change notes   May 21, 2014: Name changed from Chamaesyce vallis-mortae to ICPN-accepted name Euphorbia vallis-mortae . (University & Jepson Herbaria)

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)
  • View Calflora record for Euphorbia vallis-mortae
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