Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Euphorbia esula var. esula
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia esula var. esula
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
World checklist of Euphorbiaceae (Govaerts, Frodin & Radcliffe-Smith, 2000)
Euphorbia esula ssp. esula
INCLUDED WITHIN
-
Tithymalus 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 (11/30/12):
Euphorbia esula var. esula
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia esula var. esula
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
World checklist of Euphorbiaceae (Govaerts, Frodin & Radcliffe-Smith, 2000)
Euphorbia esula ssp. esula
INCLUDED WITHIN
-
Tithymalus esula
3819
Forb
Perennial
Monoecious
Non-native: Eurasia
Documented growing wild in - - -
Rare
Look for it in disturbed areas, 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.
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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