{"id":1345,"date":"2010-02-19T12:22:12","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T17:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/?page_id=1345"},"modified":"2019-01-30T19:03:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T19:03:05","slug":"prostrate-spurge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/grower-services\/weeds\/prostrate-spurge\/","title":{"rendered":"Prostrate Spurge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge-070807.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1350\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge-070807-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Close view showing one horizontal branch of a prostrate spurge plant; photographed July 8th, 2007\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge-070807-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge-070807-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge-070807-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge-070807-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge-070807-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge-070807-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge-070807-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge-070807-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge-070807.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong>Family:<\/strong> Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genus:<\/strong> <em>Euphorbia<\/em> | <strong>Species:<\/strong> <em>humistrata <\/em>and<em> supina<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong> This is an ascending, extensively-branching, mat-forming summer annual found mostly during June and July in Maine. Germination of its seeds occurs when soil temperatures warm to 60 to 65\u00b0F and can continue as soil temperatures climb to more than 90\u00b0F.\u00a0The &#8216;prostrate&#8217; stems and leaves exude a milky sap when injured or broken.\u00a0 The pale green leaves are opposite and oblong (or somewhat egg-shaped or linear) and are only <em>sometimes<\/em> spotted (like the one pictured at left) or even hairy. The plant has a shallow taproot with secondary fibrous roots.\u00a0 The stems persist for only a short time after frost. <strong>[annual]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> Landscapes, turfgrass, cultivated fields, gardens and waste areas; Survives on dry or sandy, low-nutrient soil and on compacted or disturbed sites;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1353\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of prostrate spurge beside a U.S. dime for scale purposes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002a-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002a-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002a-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002a-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002a-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002a.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1352\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002b-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a prostrate spurge plant with a U.S. dime for scale purposes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002b-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002b-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002b-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002b-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/Prostrate-Spurge2002b.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) Genus: Euphorbia | Species: humistrata and supina Description: This is an ascending, extensively-branching, mat-forming summer annual found mostly during June and July in Maine. Germination of its seeds occurs when soil temperatures warm to 60 to 65\u00b0F and can continue as soil temperatures climb to more than 90\u00b0F.\u00a0The &#8216;prostrate&#8217; stems and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":470,"menu_order":25,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1345","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Prostrate Spurge - Cooperative Extension: Cranberries - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/grower-services\/weeds\/prostrate-spurge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prostrate Spurge - Cooperative Extension: Cranberries - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) Genus: Euphorbia | Species: humistrata and supina Description: This is an ascending, extensively-branching, mat-forming summer annual found mostly during June and July in Maine. 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