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head sandmat

Euphorbia capitellata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 71, February 69, March 134, April 114, May 104, June 51, July 63, August 158, September 57, October 54, November 55, December 62.
United States924
Arizona888
Mexico148
Baja California Sur55
Sinaloa54
Texas50
Sonora34
New Mexico6
Chihuahua3
Baja California1

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderNances, Willows, and Allies · Malpighiales
FamilySpurge Family · Euphorbiaceae
GenusSpurges · Euphorbia

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