Euphorbia brachycera Engelm. is a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Euphorbia brachycera Engelm. (Euphorbia brachycera Engelm.)
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Euphorbia brachycera Engelm.

Euphorbia brachycera Engelm.

Euphorbia brachycera, or horned spurge, is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to Northern Mexico and the US Rocky Mountains.

Family
Genus
Euphorbia
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Euphorbia brachycera Engelm.

Euphorbia brachycera Engelm. is a species of flowering plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. It is commonly known as horned spurge, and is native to Northern Mexico and the Rocky Mountains of the United States. This plant is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial that grows in spreading mats. It has narrow green leaves, yellow flowerheads, and can reach a maximum height of 2 feet (61 centimetres). Habitats where it grows include canyons, sandy or gravelly slopes, pine-oak woodlands, and mixed coniferous forest.

Photo: (c) Anna Burack Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Anna Burack Wilson · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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