OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia exserta   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia exserta   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)

Euphorbia exserta

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-012:

Euphorbia gracilior   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Tithymalopsis exserta

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Tithymalopsis gracilis

 

COMMON NAME:
Maroon Sandhills Spurge, Coastal Sand Spurge, Purple Sandhill-spurge


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image of Euphorbia exserta, Maroon Sandhills Spurge, Coastal Sand Spurge, Purple Sandhill-spurge

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeexcerta_laurens

Month Unknown    Laurens County    SC

Leaves slightly fleshy, somewhat blue-green, glabrous; branching primarily opposite, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

image of Euphorbia exserta, Maroon Sandhills Spurge, Coastal Sand Spurge, Purple Sandhill-spurge

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeexcerta_laurensb

Month Unknown    Laurens County    SC

Leaves with a very narrow, slightly red-hyaline but not thickened, margin, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

image of Euphorbia exserta, Maroon Sandhills Spurge, Coastal Sand Spurge, Purple Sandhill-spurge

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeexcerta_laurensc

Month Unknown    Laurens County    SC

Cyathia and capsules maroon; petaloid appendages maroon-red, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia exserta   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia exserta   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Euphorbia exserta

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-012:
Euphorbia gracilior   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tithymalopsis exserta

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tithymalopsis gracilis

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2447

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly opposite, usually some alternate on upper branches

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Cyathia maroon, petaloid appendages of glands maroon-red
Cyathium with 5 glands
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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