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Euphorbia prostrata
prostrate sandmat
As recorded: Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Clegern, R.W.
- Collector number
- 43
- Date
- September 1, 1973
- Locality
- Canton (=Kanton)
- Island
- Canton (=Kanton)
- Region
- Kiribati
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1973, Clegern, R.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Euphorbia prostrata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11,776 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Jinan, Shandong, China
(c) 莲子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Ragusa, Sicily, IT
(c) Loki Kalinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Heather Nest, Selma, TX, US
(c) pquoma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
E North Loop Blvd, Austin, TX, US
(c) Meredith Lovelace, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
FM-306, Spring Branch, TX, US
(c) Jane Weeden, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia prostrata. BISH 403788. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956306108. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/403788.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956306108 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
