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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Euphorbia exserta
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Maroon Sandhills Spurge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia exserta
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-012:
Euphorbia gracilior
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Maroon Sandhills Spurge, Coastal Sand Spurge, Purple Sandhill-spurge
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Month Unknown Laurens County SC
Leaves slightly fleshy, somewhat blue-green, glabrous, per Weakley's Flora.
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Month Unknown Laurens County SC
Leaves with a very narrow, slightly red-hyaline, but not thickened, margin, per Weakley's Flora.
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Month Unknown Laurens County SC
Cyathia and capsules maroon; petaloid appendages maroon-red, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Euphorbia exserta
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia exserta
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-012:
Euphorbia gracilior
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
2447
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon
Look for it in sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly opposite, usually some alternate on upper branches
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Cyathia maroon, petaloid appendages of glands maroon-red
Bisexual
Cyathium with 5 glands
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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