Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia graminea
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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Much of its spread has been facilitated as a weed in nursery materials. Read more by downloading Weakley's Flora (2022).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia graminea
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Euphorbia graminea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Euphorbia graminea
COMMON NAME:
Grassleaf Spurge, ‘Diamond Frost’, ‘Frosted Flakes’
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March Miami-Dade County FL
Cyathia have white petaloid appendages; capsules exserted, glabrous, ~2x3mm, per Euphorbia graminea (Euphorbiaceae), New to the Bahamas (Vincent, 2013).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia graminea
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia graminea
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Euphorbia graminea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Euphorbia graminea
3669
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Landscaped areas, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: tropical America
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Petaloid appendages of glands white
Cyathium with 5 glands
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Capsule
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