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Pillpod Sandmat

Euphorbia hirta L.

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Euphorbia hirta (Pillpod Sandmat) is a species of annual herb in the family Euphorbiaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are native to Amazônia, Sergipe, Piauí, ParaíBa, Bahia, SãO Paulo, GoiáS, Caatinga, Mata Atlântica, Maranhao, RondôNia, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Cerrado, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio Grande Do Norte, Roraima, Puerto Rico, Mato Grosso, Ceará, Pampa, Distrito Federal, Acre (Brazil), Alagoas, Rio Grande Do Sul, Paraná, Pernambuco, US Minor Outlying Islands, The Contiguous United States, Rio De Janeiro, U.S. Virgin Islands, Pará, Santa Catarina, and Tocantins. They have simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 2.4 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980071
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span ends within one year after germination, e.g. a winter annual germinating in the autumn and flowering in the spring (esp. in Mediterranean climates), approximately synonymous to therophyte, c.f. biennial, ephemeral, perennial, c.f. also of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic.
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html#annual

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2841453

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3447799

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392213

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3393098

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3471168

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q375816

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3395443

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3924825

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457415

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q278512
Definition: tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457153

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463930

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3390290

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3662560

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457419

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3402362

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q184382

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463504

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3665474

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3408096

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451133

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3455077

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392268

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/5854968

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4796775

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3393129

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3450387

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3474575

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.

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EOL has data for 18 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Brazil
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3469034
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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tropical
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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Leaf Complexity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
- Definition: whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
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simple
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
- Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided
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leaf morphology
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0019932
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broad
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
- Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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The Contiguous United States
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170
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photosynthetic pathway
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/photosyntheticPathway
- Definition: the biochemical pathway a plant uses to gain carbon for growth and reproduction. Plants have evolved three photosynthetic pathways, each in response to distinct environmental conditions, resulting in differences in their ecological patterns of growth and distribution.
- Comment: https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-ecology-of-photosynthetic-pathways-15785165
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c4 photosynthetic plant
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q283604
- Definition: a photosynthetic process in some plants. It is the first step in extracting carbon from carbon dioxide to be able to use it in sugar and other biomolecules. It is one of three known processes for carbon fixation. The C4 in one of the names refers to the four-carbon molecule that is the first product of this type of carbon fixation.
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C4_carbon_fixation
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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plant lifeform
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900022
- Definition: whole plant lifeform
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terrestrial plant
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/terrestrialPlant
- Definition: A terrestrial plant is a plant that grows on or in or from land. Other types of plants are aquatic (living in water), epiphytic (living on trees) and lithophytic (living in or on rocks)
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_plant
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produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Harvard UNiversity, Museum of Comparative Zoology
- URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of pillpod sandmat. View this species on GBIF

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