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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia graminea
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
See herbarium specimens at the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
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
Euphorbia graminea
COMMON NAME:
Grassleaf Spurge, ‘Diamond Frost’, ‘Frosted Flakes’
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Keith Bradley kab_e_graminea_06908
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
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.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Petaloid appendages of glands white
Unisexual
Cyathium with 5 glands
FRUIT:
Capsule
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