Euphorbia psammogeton
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Family Euphorbiaceae
Taxonomy: Euphorbia psammogeton P.S.Green
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Chamaesyce psammogeton (P.S.Green) P.I.Forst. & R.J.F.Hend. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Euphorbia atoto var. imbricata Boiss. (taxonomic synonym)
- Euphorbia sp. C.Moore (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Chamaesyce sparrmanii (Boiss.) Hurus. (misapplied)
- Euphorbia atoto G.Forst. (pro parte misapplied)
- Euphorbia sparrmanii Boiss. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, LHI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (5), NHNSW_2023 (18), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 24 traits from 34 records in 6 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- sex_type (categorical): monoecious (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (2.5-2.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 2.5 mm (2.5-2.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 20 mm (10-30 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 10 mm (5-15 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.15 cm (0.1-0.2 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): oblong (1); obovate (1); ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): oblique (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2); woody_root (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): mat-forming (1); prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 1.25 mm (1-1.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1); polyhedral (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 14 | 18 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 5 | 5 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 4 | 4 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 4 | 4 | A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |