Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha arvensis Poepp.
Acalypha arvensis Poepp.
Voucher specimens of Acalypha arvensis Poepp. are from various South American countries including Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, etc., with details of collectors and storage locations provided.
Acalypha australis L.
Acalypha australis L.
Acalypha australis L. is an annual herb with native range in East and Southeast Asia, introduced to other regions worldwide.
Acalypha californica Benth.
Acalypha californica Benth.
Acalypha californica is the only native Acalypha to California, a flowering chaparral shrub called California copperleaf.
Acalypha gracilens A.Gray
Acalypha gracilens A.Gray
Acalypha gracilens A.Gray is an annual monoecious flowering plant native to eastern North America that tolerates frequent burning.
Acalypha hispida Burm.f.
Acalypha hispida Burm.f.
Acalypha hispida Burm.f. is a dioecious cultivated plant, grown outdoors or as a houseplant, known for its long colorful female flower catkins.
Acalypha indica L.
Acalypha indica L.
Acalypha indica L. is an annual herb with a wide native range in Old World tropics, used in multiple traditional medicine systems and as food.
Acalypha rhomboidea Raf.
Acalypha rhomboidea Raf.
Acalypha rhomboidea (common three-seeded mercury) is an annual euphorb herb native to eastern North America that can become a problematic crop weed.
Acalypha virginica L.
Acalypha virginica L.
Acalypha virginica, Virginia threeseed mercury/copperleaf, is an annual Euphorbiaceae native to eastern US, globally secure but rare at range edges.
Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg.
Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg.
Acalypha wilkesiana (copperleaf) is an evergreen tropical shrub grown ornamentally and studied for treating fungal and MRSA infections.
Adriana quadripartita (Labill.) Müll.Arg.
Adriana quadripartita (Labill.) Müll.Arg.
Adriana quadripartita, or bitter bush, is an endemic southern Australian Euphorbiaceae shrub with distinct male and female plants.
Alchornea ilicifolia (Js.Sm.) Müll.Arg.
Alchornea ilicifolia (Js.Sm.) Müll.Arg.
Alchornea ilicifolia (native holly) is an Australian shrub or small tree that hosts larvae of certain butterflies and moths.
Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Aleurites moluccanus, the candlenut tree, is a widely distributed tropical tree with many documented human uses and mild raw seed toxicity.
Amperea xiphoclada (Sieber ex Spreng.) Druce
Amperea xiphoclada (Sieber ex Spreng.) Druce
Amperea xiphoclada is an erect Australian shrub that can be used for ground cover, understory plantings, and hedge-like features.
Argythamnia lanceolata (Benth.) McMinn, 1939
Argythamnia lanceolata (Benth.) McMinn, 1939
The species name Argythamnia lanceolata has two taxonomic equivalents: (Benth.) Müll.Arg. equals Ditaxis lanceolata, and (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. (illegitimate) equals Argythamnia argentea.
Baloghia inophylla (G.Forst.) P.S.Green
Baloghia inophylla (G.Forst.) P.S.Green
Baloghia inophylla, scrub bloodwood, is a medium-sized rainforest tree found along eastern Australia and nearby islands and New Caledonia.
Bernardia myricifolia (Scheele) S.Watson
Bernardia myricifolia (Scheele) S.Watson
Bernardia myricifolia is a dioecious perennial flowering shrub of the spurge family native to the southwestern US and Mexico.
Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A.Juss.
Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A.Juss.
Chrozophora tinctoria is a poisonous annual plant historically used to make the blue-purple dye turnsole.
Claoxylon australe Baill.
Claoxylon australe Baill.
Claoxylon australe Baill. is a dioecious shrub or small tree with purple-black fruit eaten by two native Australian bird species.
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M.Johnst.
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M.Johnst.
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, commonly chaya, is a toxic-raw nutritious cultivated leafy green native to the Americas.
Cnidoscolus stimulosus (Michx.) Engelm. & A.Gray
Cnidoscolus stimulosus (Michx.) Engelm. & A.Gray
Cnidoscolus stimulosus is a stinging-hair covered herb native to the southeastern US Coastal Plains with edible taproots.
Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll.Arg.) Small
Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll.Arg.) Small
Cnidoscolus texanus is a perennial flowering plant with stinging hairs, first described in 1865 and reclassified to its current genus in 1903.
Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A.Juss.
Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A.Juss.
Codiaeum variegatum, or variegated croton, is a colorful toxic tropical shrub widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.
Colliguaja odorifera Molina
Colliguaja odorifera Molina
Colliguaja odorifera is a lignotuberous Euphorbiaceae shrub that grows in central Chile's matorral, alongside the endangered Chilean Wine Palm.
Croton argyranthemus Michx.
Croton argyranthemus Michx.
Croton argyranthemus is a small scaly-stemmed shrub native to the southeastern US, found in sandy longleaf pine sandhills.
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