Euphorbia pubentissima
| Euphorbia pubentissima | |
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| Photo was taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Euphorbiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. pubentissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia pubentissima Michx. | |
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| Natural range of Euphorbia pubentissima from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: false flowering spurge
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Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Euphorbia corollata Linnaeus var. zinniiflora (Small) H.E. Ahles; E. corollata Linnaeus var. corollata; E. corollata var. paniculata Boissier; E. zinniiflora Small; E. apocynifolia Small; E. corollata var mollis Millspaugh; E. corollata; Tithymalopsis zinniiflora (Small) Small; Tithymalopsis apocynifolia (Small) Small; Tithymalopsis paniculata (Boissier) Small; Agaloma pubentissima (Michaux) D.B. Ward
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
This species is found in mesic wooded slopes of a ravine and also in a nature park (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Has been observed flowering in October, after a prescribed burn in July, at Pebble Hill Plantation, Grady County, GA by Michelle M. Smith.
Seed dispersal
According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by explosion mechanisms or by ants. [1]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden.
- ↑ Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015.
