NameThatPlant.net: Euphorbia graminea

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

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

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

See herbarium specimens at the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

Much of its spread has been facilitated as a weed in nursery materials. Read more by downloading Weakley's Flora (2022).

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia graminea FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Grassleaf Spurge, ‘Diamond Frost’, ‘Frosted Flakes’

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia graminea FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

3669

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Landscaped areas, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: tropical America

Rare

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
Alternate

FLOWER:
Petaloid appendages of glands white
Cyathium with 5 glands
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Capsule

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