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eggleaf spurge
Euphorbiaceae

eggleaf spurge

Euphorbia oblongata Griseb.

Euphorbia oblongata is a hairy perennial flowering spurge native to Eurasia, often found as a weedy introduced species elsewhere.

Contura Creek Sandmat
Euphorbiaceae

Contura Creek Sandmat

Euphorbia ocellata Durand & Hilg.

Euphorbia ocellata, or Contura Creek sandmat, is a small annual herb native to the southwestern US with three subspecies.

Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbiaceae

Florida Hammock Sandmat

Euphorbia ophthalmica Pers.

Euphorbia ophthalmica Pers. is a mat-forming, often weedy spurge with toxic sap, used in Mexican traditional medicine for skin conditions.

Marsh Spurge
Euphorbiaceae

Marsh Spurge

Euphorbia palustris L.

Euphorbia palustris (marsh spurge) is a toxic herbaceous perennial flowering plant popular for gardening, native to European and west Asian marshland.

Sea Spurge
Euphorbiaceae

Sea Spurge

Euphorbia paralias L.

Euphorbia paralias L. is a glaucous perennial plant that grows on sandy seashores, reaching up to 70 cm tall.

purple spurge
Euphorbiaceae

purple spurge

Euphorbia peplis L.

Euphorbia peplis L. is a small prostrate annual seaside plant found across Eurasian sea shores, now extinct in England.

Petty Spurge
Euphorbiaceae

Petty Spurge

Euphorbia peplus L.

Euphorbia peplus L. is an annual herb with documented medicinal uses, including a FDA-approved derivative for actinic keratosis.

Hairy Spurge
Euphorbiaceae

Hairy Spurge

Euphorbia pilosa L.

Euphorbia pilosa L. is described with details like quinquefida, trifida, bifida umbella, ovate involucres, and lanceolate leaves; citations from Gmel., Barr., Bauh., etc. are also provided.

Fish-stunning Spurge
Euphorbiaceae

Fish-stunning Spurge

Euphorbia piscatoria Aiton

Euphorbia piscatoria (fish-stunning spurge) is a shrubby succulent flowering plant endemic to Madeira with CITES-regulated trade.

broad leaved spurge
Euphorbiaceae

broad leaved spurge

Euphorbia platyphyllos L.

Euphorbia platyphyllos L. has descriptions in various works like Diss. euph., Hort. ups., etc., with details on its umbella shape, leaf characteristics, and has alternative names like Tithymalus arvensis latifolius germanicus and Tithymalus platyphyllos.

smallseed sandmat
Euphorbiaceae

smallseed sandmat

Euphorbia polycarpa Benth.

Euphorbia polycarpa, or smallseed sandmat, is a low-growing spurge native to dry areas of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

seaside sandmat
Euphorbiaceae

seaside sandmat

Euphorbia polygonifolia L.

Euphorbia polygonifolia is an annual spurge native to eastern US and Great Lakes, introduced to Atlantic France and Spain.

Portland Spurge
Euphorbiaceae

Portland Spurge

Euphorbia portlandica L.

Euphorbia umbella quinquefida is dichotomous with cordate involucels and linear - lanceolate, slightly obtuse, acuminate, reflexed leaves, known as the minor seaside Tithymalus (Raj. syn. 3. p. 313. t. 24. f. 6).

prostrate sandmat
Euphorbiaceae

prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata Aiton

Euphorbia prostrata is an annual herb with extracts used medically to treat bleeding hemorrhoids.

Poinsettia
Euphorbiaceae

Poinsettia

Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch

Euphorbia pulcherrima, or poinsettia, is a popular cultivated potted plant widely incorrectly thought to be highly toxic.

Gopher plant
Euphorbiaceae

Gopher plant

Euphorbia rigida M.Bieb.

Euphorbia rigida is a toxic evergreen perennial spurge native to southern Europe and southwest Asia.

Scrub Spurge
Euphorbiaceae

Scrub Spurge

Euphorbia rosescens E.L.Bridges & Orzell

Euphorbia rosescens is a small deep-rooted scrub plant found in Florida that resprouts after disturbance.

Northern Noors
Euphorbiaceae

Northern Noors

Euphorbia schinzii Pax

Euphorbia schinzii Pax is a dwarf, spiny succulent flowering plant native to Southern Africa

Corn Spurge
Euphorbiaceae

Corn Spurge

Euphorbia segetalis L.

Grainfield spurge (Euphorbia segetalis L.) is an annual Euphorbiaceae herb that grows up to 16 cm tall.

steppe spurge
Euphorbiaceae

steppe spurge

Euphorbia seguieriana Neck.

Euphorbia seguieriana is a flowering plant in the Euphorbiaceae family native from Europe to China and Pakistan.

Matted Sandmat
Euphorbiaceae

Matted Sandmat

Euphorbia serpens Kunth

Euphorbia serpens Kunth is a mat-forming annual herb with opposite small oval leaves and distinctive cyathium inflorescences.

serrated spurge
Euphorbiaceae

serrated spurge

Euphorbia serrata L.

Euphorbia serrata, also called serrated spurge, is a European perennial herb that grows as a weed elsewhere.

Yuma Sandmat
Euphorbiaceae

Yuma Sandmat

Euphorbia setiloba Engelm. ex Torr.

Yuma sandmat (Euphorbia setiloba) is a small annual euphorb native to dry areas of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Reticulate-seeded Spurge
Euphorbiaceae

Reticulate-seeded Spurge

Euphorbia spathulata Lam.

Euphorbia spathulata Lam. is a small annual herb with distinct stem coloring, tiny flowers, and bumpy green fruiting capsules.

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