New records of alien Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae) from the United Arab Emirates

Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae) is reported here as a new record for the vascular flora of the United Arab Emirates. This species is native to the tropics and subtropics of the New World and was recorded from a mountain wadi bank (gravel or stony roadside habitat) in Wadi Shees and Akhaider areas (irrigated sand roadside habitat) in Sharjah. The description of the species, images, a distribution map, information about habitat and population, and phenology are presented.