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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Euphorbia apocynifolia   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)

Euphorbia pubentissima

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Euphorbia apocynifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Tithymalopsis apocynifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
Limestone Flowering Spurge?


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Rusty Wilson    fkw_euphorbia_081418_1

August    McCormick County    SC

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Stems erect, 17-30cm tall, one principal stem per individual, 7-11 nodes, per A New Species of Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce from Mississippi (Fennell, 2015).

image of Euphorbia apocynifolia, Limestone Flowering Spurge?

Rusty Wilson    fkw_euphorbia_081418_2bb

August    McCormick County    SC

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Five green elliptical glands present, subtended by white petaloid appendages, per A New Species of Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce from Mississippi (Fennell, 2015).

image of Euphorbia apocynifolia, Limestone Flowering Spurge?

JK Marlow    jkm180814_3797

August    McCormick County    SC

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Leaves with ciliate margins, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

image of Euphorbia apocynifolia, Limestone Flowering Spurge?

JK Marlow    jkm180814_3798

August    McCormick County    SC

Parks Mill

image of Euphorbia apocynifolia, Limestone Flowering Spurge?

JK Marlow    jkm180814_3803

August    McCormick County    SC

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image of Euphorbia apocynifolia, Limestone Flowering Spurge?

JK Marlow    jkm180814_3813

August    McCormick County    SC

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These individuals have long petioles (0.4-1.2cm), oval to ovate leaves, short stature, ...

image of Euphorbia apocynifolia, Limestone Flowering Spurge?

JK Marlow    jkm180814_3816

August    McCormick County    SC

Parks Mill

small cyathia, small seeds, and different phenology than typical E. corollata & E. pubentissima, per A New Species of Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce from Mississippi (Fennell, 2015).

image of Euphorbia apocynifolia, Limestone Flowering Spurge?

JK Marlow    jkm180814_3843

August    McCormick County    SC

Parks Mill

image of Euphorbia apocynifolia, Limestone Flowering Spurge?

JK Marlow    jkm180814_3843b

August    McCormick County    SC

Parks Mill

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Euphorbia apocynifolia   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Euphorbia pubentissima

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Euphorbia apocynifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tithymalopsis apocynifolia

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4775

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: calcareous forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Rare

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

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, opposite, or whorled
Petioles 5-11mm long
Margins ciliate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Petaloid appendages of glands white glands green
Cyathium with 5 glands

FRUIT:
Capsule

 

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