NameThatPlant.net: Euphorbia lathyris

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

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

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 VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-008:

Euphorbia lathyris FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Caper Spurge, Myrtle Spurge, Mole Plant

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 VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-008:
Euphorbia lathyris FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

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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