Euphorbia spathulata
Euphorbia spathulata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Euphorbia |
Species: | E. spathulata
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Binomial name | |
Euphorbia spathulata | |
Synonyms | |
Euphorbia alta |
Euphorbia spathulata is a species of spurge known by the common names warty spurge and roughpod spurge.
It is native to the Americas, where it is widespread in many habitats.
Description
[edit]Euphorbia spathulata is an annual herb not exceeding half a meter in height with oval-shaped leaves one to three centimeters long. The upper stem may be bright to dull red and is hairless.
At the tips of the stems are inflorescences of tiny glandular flowers.
The fruit is a rounded green capsule a few millimeters wide with obvious bumps on the surface. It contains light brown netted seeds.
References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Euphorbia spathulata". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
External links
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- Jepson Manual Treatment: Euphorbia spathulata
- USDA Plants Profile
- Euphorbia spathulata —U.C. Photo gallery
- NatureServe secure species
- Euphorbia
- Flora of Northern America
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of Southern America
- Flora of Canada
- Flora of the United States
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America)
- Flora of the Great Plains (North America)
- Flora of California
- Flora of Florida
- Flora of Georgia (U.S. state)
- Flora of Michigan
- Flora of Wisconsin
- Flora of the Rocky Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Euphorbia stubs