Naturalised
Much-branched annual herb ; up to 10(–20) cm long , forming a mat of prostrate stems , rooting at the nodes . Stems prostrate , much branched , glabrous , reddish green . Leaves opposite , 2-5 x 1-2 mm , often purple to reddish green , ± sessile , broadly ovate to almost round , apex obtuse , base truncate , margin entire , petiolate , glabrous ; stipules ovate , fringed at the apex . Inflorescences cyathia terminal or on short axillary shoots , with cup-shaped involucres . Flowers cyathia ; glands 4 , minute , with white appendages ; male flowers with laciniate bracteoles ; female flower perianth evident as a 3-lobed rim below the shortly pedicellate ovary . Fruit capsule , 2-3 mm , obtusely 3-lobed , with truncate base , glabrous , yellow-green . Seeds 1 × 0 . 6 mm , oblong-conical , smooth , greyish pink . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 2) .
No Data
Not Evaluated (NE)
Not Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Anisophyllum serpens (Kunth) Klotzsch & Garcke
Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small
No data
maintenanceAr.Item1
Matted Sandmat
Creeping Spurge
Round-Leafed Spurge
Not recorded yet.
*Ghazanfar, S. (2003). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.1: Piperaceae – Primulaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 90-72619-55-2 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman) Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91. *Patzelt, A. Pysek, P. Pergl, J. Van Kleunen, M. (2022). Alien flora of Oman: invasion status, taxonomic composition, habitats, origin, and pathways of introduction. Doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02711-4. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
