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Sonoran Sandmat
Euphorbia micromera
25 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
smallseed sandmatEuphorbia polycarpa
Matted SandmatEuphorbia serpens
Parish's SandmatEuphorbia parishii
Whitemargin SandmatEuphorbia albomarginata
Spotted spurgeEuphorbia maculata
prostrate sandmatEuphorbia prostrata
Fendler's SandmatEuphorbia fendleri
Yuma SandmatEuphorbia setiloba
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,909 |
|---|---|
| California | 972 |
| Arizona | 356 |
| Nevada | 276 |
| New Mexico | 154 |
| Texas | 132 |
| Mexico | 43 |
| Baja California | 34 |
| Utah | 17 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 5 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
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.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sonoran Sandmat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.