Euphorbia discoidalis
| Euphorbia discoidalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. discoidalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia discoidalis Chapm., 1860
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Euphorbia discoidalis, commonly known as summer spurge, is a flowering plant.[1][2][3] A dicot, it grows across parts of the southern United States.[4] It reaches about 18 inches (460 mm) in height and has white flowers in the late summer and early fall. It is part of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge) family and the genus Euphorbia.[5]
Distribution and habitat
Euphorbia discoidalis can be found from eastern and central Georgia south and west to the Florida panhandle and eastern Texas.[6]
It grows mainly on sandhills,[6] including those that are pine-dominated.[7]
E. discoidalis is found in areas that are burned frequently such as longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas.[7]
References
- ^ "No common name (Euphorbia discoidalis)". United States Fish and Wildlife Service. United States: United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Euphorbia discoidalis". www.itis.gov. United States: Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Euphorbia discoidalis - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants. University of South Florida.
- ^ "Plants Profile for Euphorbia discoidalis (summer spurge)". plants.usda.gov. United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
- ^ a b Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ^ a b Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: R. A. Norris, R. Komarek, Andre F. Clewell, Robert K. Godfrey, Jefferson, R. Komarek, Loran C. Anderson, Travis MacClendon, Karen McClendon, G. Wilder, Ann F. Johnson, Wilson Baker, and G. Wilder. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Jackson, Leon. Georgia: Thomas.