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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Euphorbia apocynifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Euphorbia pubentissima
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Euphorbia apocynifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tithymalopsis apocynifolia
COMMON NAME:
Limestone Flowering Spurge?
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Rusty Wilson fkw_euphorbia_081418_1
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Stems erect, 17-30cm tall, one principal stem per individual, 7-11 nodes, per A New Species of Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce from Mississippi (Fennell, 2015).
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Rusty Wilson fkw_euphorbia_081418_2bb
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Five green elliptical glands present, subtended by white petaloid appendages, per A New Species of Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce from Mississippi (Fennell, 2015).
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JK Marlow jkm180814_3797
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Leaves with ciliate margins, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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JK Marlow jkm180814_3798
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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JK Marlow jkm180814_3803
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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JK Marlow jkm180814_3813
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
These individuals have long petioles (0.4-1.2cm), oval to ovate leaves, short stature, ...
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JK Marlow jkm180814_3816
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
small cyathia, small seeds, and different phenology than typical E. corollata & E. pubentissima, per A New Species of Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce from Mississippi (Fennell, 2015).
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JK Marlow jkm180814_3843
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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JK Marlow jkm180814_3843b
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Euphorbia apocynifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Euphorbia pubentissima
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Euphorbia apocynifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tithymalopsis apocynifolia
4775
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: calcareous forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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, opposite, or whorled
Petioles 5-11mm long
Margins ciliate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Petaloid appendages of glands white
glands green
Cyathium with 5 glands
FRUIT:
Capsule
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