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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Euphorbia purpurea
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Glade Spurge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia purpurea
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-007:
Euphorbia purpurea
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Glade Spurge, Darlington Spurge, Purple Spurge
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Euphorbia purpurea
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia purpurea
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-007:
Euphorbia purpurea
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
3274
Forb
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to North Carolina
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Rare
Look for it in rich moist forests in bottomlands or on slopes, in rich soil around rock outcrops, in swamps or seeps, especially over calcareous rocks (such as dolomite) or mafic rocks (such as amphibolite), per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Glands yellowish
Unisexual
Cyathium with 5 glands
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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