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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia lathyris
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Caper Spurge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia lathyris
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Euphorbia lathyris
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-008:
Euphorbia lathyris FAMILY Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Euphorbia lathyrus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galarhoeus lathyrus
COMMON NAME:
Caper Spurge, Myrtle Spurge, Mole Plant
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_e_lathyrus2_jfchile
November Chile
Stem leaves are pointed and lanceolate, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_e_lathyrus2_jfchileb
November Chile
Bracteal leaves similar to stem leaves but shorter, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia lathyris
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia lathyris
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Euphorbia lathyris
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-008:
Euphorbia lathyris
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Euphorbia lathyrus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galarhoeus lathyrus
3275
Forb
Annual
Monoecious
Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Glands yellowish
Cyathium with 4 glands
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
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