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Contura Creek Sandmat

Scientific Name:

Euphorbia ocellata ssp. ocellata

Family:

Euphorbiacae (Spurge Family)

Blooms:

August - October

Color:

Yellow-Orange

Annual or perennial herb

Native

Also called Chamaesyce ocellata ssp. ocellata. 

Found in dry, grassy or bare hillsides on the west side, rarely in open woodland. South exposure. Look for this plant in Pine Canyon and Donner Canyon Trailhead. 

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Steven Beatty

Flower detail

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Steven Beatty

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Steven Beatty

Full plant

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