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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
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
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
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
Euphorbia paralias L.
Euphorbia paralias L. is a glaucous perennial plant that grows on sandy seashores, reaching up to 70 cm tall.
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
Euphorbia peplus L.
Euphorbia peplus L. is an annual herb with documented medicinal uses, including a FDA-approved derivative for actinic keratosis.
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
Euphorbia piscatoria Aiton
Euphorbia piscatoria (fish-stunning spurge) is a shrubby succulent flowering plant endemic to Madeira with CITES-regulated trade.
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
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
Euphorbia polygonifolia L.
Euphorbia polygonifolia is an annual spurge native to eastern US and Great Lakes, introduced to Atlantic France and Spain.
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
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
Euphorbia prostrata is an annual herb with extracts used medically to treat bleeding hemorrhoids.
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
Euphorbia rigida M.Bieb.
Euphorbia rigida is a toxic evergreen perennial spurge native to southern Europe and southwest Asia.
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
Euphorbia schinzii Pax
Euphorbia schinzii Pax is a dwarf, spiny succulent flowering plant native to Southern Africa
Corn Spurge
Euphorbia segetalis L.
Grainfield spurge (Euphorbia segetalis L.) is an annual Euphorbiaceae herb that grows up to 16 cm tall.
steppe spurge
Euphorbia seguieriana Neck.
Euphorbia seguieriana is a flowering plant in the Euphorbiaceae family native from Europe to China and Pakistan.
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
Euphorbia serrata L.
Euphorbia serrata, also called serrated spurge, is a European perennial herb that grows as a weed elsewhere.
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
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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