Euphorbia florida
| Euphorbia florida | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. florida |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia florida | |
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Euphorbia florida, the Chiricahua milk spurge or Chiricahua Mountain sandmat, is an annual plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) found in the Sonoran Desert of the mountains of southern Arizona and north-western Mexico.[2]: 55
Taxonomy
The species has also been treated as Chamaesyce florida[1]
Conservation
NatureServe ranks Euphorbia florida as G4, indicating that it is apparently secure globally.[1] The global status was last reviewed on 13 January 1992, and NatureServe notes that the rank needs review.[1] The species has a limited distribution, but no abundance information is available.[1] It is listed from Arizona in the United States and northwestern Mexico, with no status under the United States Endangered Species Act.[1]