Chamaesyce albomarginata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torr. & A. Gray) Small

(not an active name)

Rattlesnake weed, Whitemargin sandmat

Chamaesyce albomarginata is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Euphorbia albomarginata


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1571 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Chamaesyce
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Euphorbia albomarginata
JEF	Euphorbia albomarginata

Information about Chamaesyce albomarginata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CHAL11) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/02/2025).