Euphorbia abramsiana

Abrams' spurge, Abrams' Spurge

Family: Euphorbiaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.2

Abrams' spurge is a rare (CNPS 2B.2) California native annual found in the southern desert region in sandy flats at elevations below 200 meters. Flowering from September to November, this plant produces small white petal-like appendages surrounding dense clusters of tiny cyathia. Growing with prostrate stems that repeatedly fork and spread in a two-faced pattern, it reaches approximately 10 to 15 centimeters across. Its opposite leaves are small, 2 to 12 millimeters long, ovate to elliptic-oblong, with asymmetric bases and occasionally finely toothed edges. The fruit is a small, rounded oblong capsule about 1.5 to 2 millimeters long, producing white, four-angled seeds.

Habitat: Sandy flats

Bloom period: Sep-Nov

Elevation: < 200 m

Bioregions: DSon

California counties: Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, San Diego

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.