Chamaesyce serrula

A common prostrate species with toothed leaves, pilose stems, and glabrous fruits. This species sometimes has red spots or lines on the leaves, but this is variable.

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

Flowering stems at Tortugas Mountain, 8 Sep 2006.