Euphorbia brachycera

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Euphorbia brachycera
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. brachycera
Binomial name
Euphorbia brachycera
Engelm. (1858)
Subspecies
List [2]
  • Euphorbia brachycera f. dichotoma(Daniels) Oudejans
  • Euphorbia brachycera var. robusta(Engelm.) Dorn
  • Euphorbia MontanaEngelm.
  • Euphorbia Montana var. robustaEngelm.
  • Euphorbia Montana var. trifarisNorton
  • Euphorbia odontadeniaBoiss.
  • Euphorbia philora(Cockerell) Tidestr.
  • Euphorbia robusta(Engelm.) Small
  • Euphorbia robusta var. interiorisNorton
  • Galarhoeus robustus(Engelm.) Rydb.
  • Tithymalus brachycerus(Engelm.) Small
  • Tithymalus fendleriKlotzsch & Garcke
  • Tithymalus philorusCockerell
  • Tithymalus philorus f. dichotomusDaniels
  • Tithymalus robustus(Engelm.) Small

Euphorbia brachycera is a species of flowering plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. [3] It is referred to by the common name horned spurge and is native to Northern Mexico and the Rocky Mountains of the US. [4] It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing in spreading mats, with narrow green leaves and yellow flowerheads. [5] It can grow up to 2 feet (61 centimetres) tall. [6] Some of its habitats include canyons, sandy or gravelly slopes, pine-oak woodlands, and mixed coniferous forest. [7]

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References

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