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Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Asthma PlantEuphorbia hirta
graceful spurgeEuphorbia hypericifolia
Red Caustic-creeperEuphorbia thymifolia
Spotted spurgeEuphorbia maculata
hyssop spurgeEuphorbia hyssopifolia
straggler daisyCalyptocarpus vialis
prostrate sandmatEuphorbia prostrata
Common PurslanePortulaca oleracea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,049 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 448 |
| Ecuador | 249 |
| Texas | 242 |
| Pichincha | 200 |
| South Africa | 191 |
| Gauteng | 124 |
| Australia | 107 |
| New South Wales | 65 |
| Peru | 58 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Nances, Willows, and Allies · Malpighiales |
| Family | Spurge Family · Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus | Spurges · Euphorbia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Florida Hammock Sandmat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.