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

Photo of Euphorbia discoidalis Chapm. (Euphorbia discoidalis Chapm.)
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Euphorbia discoidalis Chapm.

Euphorbia discoidalis Chapm.

Euphorbia discoidalis, or summer spurge, is a flowering spurge native to parts of the southern United States that bears white flowers in late summer and early fall.

Family
Genus
Euphorbia
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Euphorbia discoidalis Chapm.

Euphorbia discoidalis Chapm., commonly known as summer spurge, is a flowering dicot plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae and the genus Euphorbia. This species reaches approximately 18 inches (460 mm) in height, and produces white flowers in late summer and early fall. It grows across parts of the southern United States, with a distribution ranging from eastern and central Georgia south and west to the Florida panhandle and eastern Texas. It grows primarily on sandhills, including pine-dominated sandhills, and is found in frequently burned areas such as longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas.

Photo: (c) Jay L. Keller, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jay L. Keller

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia

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

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