| Hyssopleaf sandmat |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Malpighiales |
| Family: |
Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: |
Euphorbia |
| Species: |
E. hyssopifolia |
| Binomial name |
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
L. (1759) |
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| Synonyms |
- Anisophyllum hyssopifolium (L.) Haw. (1812)
- Chamaesyce hyssopifolia (L.) Small (1905)
- Chamaesyce brasiliensis (Lam.) Small (1903)
- Chamaesyce jenningsii Millsp. ex Britton (1916)
- Chamaesyce jonesii (Millsp.) Millsp. (1916)
- Chamaesyce nirurioides Millsp. (1914)
- Euphorbia blanchetii Miq. ex Boiss. (1850)
- Euphorbia brasiliensis Lam. (1788)
- Euphorbia brasiliensis var. hyssopifolia (L.) Boiss. (1862)
- Euphorbia domingensis Spreng. ex Boiss. (1862)
- Euphorbia hypericifolia var. falciformis Klotzsch (1843)
- Euphorbia jonesii Millsp. (1890)
- Euphorbia klotzschiana Miq. (1851)
- Euphorbia nirurioides (Millsp.) (1920)
- Euphorbia pulchella Kunth (1817)
- Euphorbia serrulata Vell. (1829)
- Euphorbia stenomeres S.F.Blake (1922)
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Euphorbia hyssopifolia, known by the common name of hyssopleaf sandmat in English and hierba de pollo ("chicken grass") in Spanish, is a member of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is an annual herb, native to Central and South America and the Southeastern United States. It has also been introduced to west Tropical Africa, India, and Australia.