Taxon:  Euphorbia ophthalmica Pers.



Summary
Genus:
Euphorbia
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Euphorbioideae
Tribe:
Euphorbieae
Subtribe:
Euphorbiinae
Nomen number:
446761
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. 2(1):13.  1806
Verified:
12/22/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D. G. Burch

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Conservation Status
CITES Appendix II – Vulnerable to Extinction
Reference(s)
  1. Australia's Virtual Herbarium (on-line resource).
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581. Note: = Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D. G. Burch
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D. G. Burch
  4. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis. Note: = Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D. G. Burch
  5. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  6. Harris, W. K. 2001. Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) Burch (Euphorbiaceae): a weed species newly recorded from Australia. Pl. Protect. Quart. 16:31-32. Note: = Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D. G. Burch
  7. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: = Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D. G. Burch
  8. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D. G. Burch
  9. Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. Note: = Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D. G. Burch
  10. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Note: = Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D. G. Burch
  11. Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
  12. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
  13. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Euphorbia hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishFlorida hammock sandmat as Chamaesyce ophthalmica1Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida Note: as Chamaesyce ophthalmica
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCiudad de México Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTlaxcala Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaAntigua Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCayman IslandsGrand Cayman Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupeSt. Barthelemy Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands AntillesSt. Eustatius Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Chamaesyce hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCatamarca Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Chamaesyce hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Chamaesyce hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Chamaesyce hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Chamaesyce hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Chamaesyce hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Chamaesyce hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Chamaesyce hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucumán Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Chamaesyce hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGalápagos Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGuayas Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorImbabura Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorManabí Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPichincha Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLa Libertad Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Walesn.e.Australia's Virtual Herbarium (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslands.e.Australia's Virtual Herbarium (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, Georgia, Louisiana]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, Sinaloa]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Netherlands Antilles [St. Eustatius], Antigua and Barbuda [Antigua], Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Cayman Islands [Grand Cayman], Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe [St. Barthelemy], Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala, Honduras
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Ecuador [Galápagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Manabí, Pichincha], Peru [La Libertad]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Córdoba, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta, Santa Fe, Tucumán], Paraguay
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales (n.e.), Queensland (s.e.)]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica

Reference(s)
  1. Australia's Virtual Herbarium (on-line resource).
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
  3. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  5. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  6. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  7. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  8. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  9. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  10. Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  11. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  12. Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
  13. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:731.
  14. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
  15. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Chamaesyce hirta var. ophthalmica (Pers.) Allem & Irgang
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Harris, W. K. 2001. Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) Burch (Euphorbiaceae): a weed species newly recorded from Australia. Pl. Protect. Quart. 16:31-32. Note: = Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D. G. Burch
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=446761. Accessed 20 October 2026.