Matted Sandmat

حصيرة الرمل

• COMMON NAME:Matted sandmat

• ARABIC:حصيرة الرمل

• BOTANICAL NAME:Euphorbia serpens Kunth

• FAMILY:EUPHORBIACEAE

• KIND:Native

• EMIRATE:Abu-Dhabi , Dubai , Sharjah , Ajman , Umm-Al-Quwain , Ras-Al-Khaimah , Fujairah

• GROWTH FORMS:Herbs

• TYPES:Annual

DESCRIPTION:

Annual, stems weak, prostrate, up to 20 cm, often rooting at swollen nodes. Not hairy. Milky sap exuded when stems are broken. Leaves tiny, round, 0.2-0.6*0.3-0.7 cm, on short stalks, smooth edge. Inflorescence from leaf nodes, reddish and white. Fruit a round non-hairy capsule c. 0.15 cm across. Flowering from December to May.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021. https://alchetron.com/Euphorbia-serpens