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Read more about Toothed Spurge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Euphorbia dentata
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia dentata var. dentata
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-001:
Euphorbia dentata
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Poinsettia dentata
COMMON NAME:
Toothed Spurge, Green Poinsettia, Wild Poinsettia, Painted Leaf
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JK Marlow jkm140814_611
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves mostly paired and not marked or blotched, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm140814_616
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Principal stem leaves opposite, dentate, not lobed nor linear, per Weakley's Flora.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_euphorbia_dentata_2
September
Bracteal leaves usually whitish, pinkish or reddish, toward the base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_e_dentata_2043
October Catawba County NC
Leaves elliptic to ovate, irregularly serrate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_e_dentata_2044b
October Catawba County NC
Capsule 3-locular, each locule 1-seeded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_e_dentata_2044c
October Catawba County NC
Stems and leaves pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.