Prostrate annual weed, often forming flat, circular mats 12-24" across. Stems hairy, usually dark red, sap milky. Leaves are opposite, sessile, oblong about 0.4" long, dark green with purple blotches, minute inconspicuous teeth on margins. Flowers are small, inconspicuous each with 4-5 white or pink petal-like attachments below the single spherical ovary, borne in an involucral inflorescense. Bloom time June-October. Found in gardens, lawns, and waste places. This plant is sometimes called Creeping Spurge and Milk Purslane.
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