Wedge spurge, endangered Florida native

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Lydia Cuni/Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden

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Wedge Spurge (Chamaesyce deltoidei ssp. serpyllum) is a wiry-stemmed, matting, perennial herb with tiny triangular to oval leaves. The plant produces three-seeded fruits and exists nowhere but the pine rocklands and roadsides on Big Pine Key in Monroe County, Florida.
Ecosystem
Coastal
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Endangered and/or Threatened species
Flowering plants
Habitat conservation
Wildflowers
Wildlife