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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia virgata
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia esula var. uralensis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Euphorbia virgata
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
World checklist of Euphorbiaceae (Govaerts, Frodin & Radcliffe-Smith, 2000)
Euphorbia esula ssp. esula
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Euphorbia esula
COMMON NAME:
Wolf's-milk, Leafy Spurge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ties_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia virgata
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia esula var. uralensis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Euphorbia virgata
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
World checklist of Euphorbiaceae (Govaerts, Frodin & Radcliffe-Smith, 2000)
Euphorbia esula ssp. esula
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Euphorbia esula
3819
Forb
Perennial
Monoecious
Non-native: Eurasia
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal scale-leaves few)
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Glands yellowish, brown
Unisexual
Cyathium with 4 glands
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
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