Chamaesyce dioica

A plant of intermediate elevations on rocky slopes. Readily recognizable by the strongly unequal petaloid appendages, which hide the ovaries.

Cyathia at La Cueva on the west side of the Organ Mts., 9/7/06.

Flowering stems at La Cueva, 9/7/06.

Plant habit at La Cueva, 9/7/06.