This plant primarily occurs as a weed of landscapes, nurseries, turfgrass, lawns, and some agronomic crops. Small taproot and more noticeable fibrous root system. Prostrate, branching out from a central point, densely hairy, and pink to red in color. Spotted spurge stems do not root at the nodes. Leaves are arranged oppositely along the stem and often have a maroon spot on the upper leaf surface.
Flowers are relatively inconspicuous.
Small prostrate plants that emit a milky sap when broken and form dense mats that radiate out from a central point.