Definitely E. thymifolia. Note that the cyathial walls partially cover the dorsal side of the fruits at maturity. Best, Nathan
On Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 1:44:29 AM UTC-5 JM Garg wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > Looks different from *E. prostrata* as per keys: > > Three prostrate species are rather close. I found the following keys in > Flora of India: > > 30 a. Plants prostrate, only branches or tips of branches decumbent; > cyathia solitary, paired or 3 together 31 > b. Plants erect, decumbent or ascending; cyathia more than 3 in glomerules > 33 > 31 a. Stems and branches pinkish grey; mature capsules remaining within > the involucre ... 32. *E. thymifolia* > b. Stems, branches and leaves green, glaucous-green, purplish green or > blackish green; mature capsules protruding out from the involucre 32 > 32 a. Stems, branches and leaves blackish or purplish green; capsules > acutely keeled, with ciliate hairs confined to keels only ... 26. *E. > prostrata* > b. Stems, branches and leaves green to glaucous-green; capsules obtusely > keeled, glabrous or sparsely hairy all over the surface ... 13. *E. > heyneana* > 33 a. Plants glabrous; leaves linear-lanceolate, 3 - 6 mm wide, glabrous > to sparsely pilose ... 17. *E. hyssopifolia * > > > Can it be *E. heyneana? * > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Samir Mehta <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 at 16:38 > Subject: [efloraofindia:172388] Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : Euphorbia > prostrata Aiton; SM2 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear Group-members, > > *Euphorbia* *prostrata* Aiton > > Regards, > > Samir Mehta > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/f1edc468-0ca7-4ffb-bf7b-b4b6b792f016n%40googlegroups.com.
