Chamaesyce micromera

A particularly minute Chamaesyce. Distinguished from the other small, glabrous, mat-forming species by the absence of petaloid appendages.

Cyathia on the west side of Tortugas Mountain, east side of Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 8 Sep 2006.

Flowering stems, Tortugas Mountain, 8 Sep 2006.

Wider view, Tortugas Mountain, 8 Sep 2006.

Cyathia, on the side of the highway west of Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California, Mexico, 22 Oct 2006.

Plant habit, west of Bahia de los Angeles, 22 Oct 2006.