NameThatPlant.net: Euphorbia purpurea

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales

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

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 Flora of North America

Euphorbia purpurea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-007:

Euphorbia purpurea FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

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

Galarhoeus darlingtonii

COMMON NAME:
Glade Spurge, Darlington Spurge, Purple Spurge

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia purpurea FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Euphorbia purpurea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-007:
Euphorbia purpurea FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

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

3274

Forb
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: 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

Native to North Carolina

Rare

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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

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p093

"It was spring, But it was summer I wanted, The warm days, And the great outdoors. It was summer, But it was fall I wanted, The colorful leaves, And the cool, dry air. It was fall, But it was winter I wanted, The beautiful snow, And the joy of the holiday season. It was winter, But it was spring I wanted, The warmth, And the blossoming of nature. I was a child, But it was adulthood I wanted, The freedom, And the respect. I was 20, But it was 30 I wanted, To be mature, And sophisticated. I was middle-aged, But it was 20 I wanted, The youth, And the free spirit. I was retired, But it was middle age I wanted, The presence of mind, Without limitations. My life was over. But I never got what I wanted." — Jason Lehman