Common Name: spotted spurge, prostrate spurgeScientific Name: Euphorbia maculata L. syn. Chamaesyce maculataFamily Name: Euphorbiaceae - Spurge FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative annual, reproducing by seed Stemsprostrate, branching, hairy, often pink to red in color, form mat, not rooting at node Leavesopposite, ovate, slightly toothed margins, sometimes hairy, short petioles, usually a noticeable reddish blotch on upper surface Flowerssmall, inconspicuous, sexual parts subtended by cup-formed bracts, petals and sepals absent, axillary