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 names: False flowering spurge; Southeastern 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.[1]
Phenology
E. pubentissima has been observed flowering in October, after a prescribed burn in July, at Pebble Hill Plantation, Grady County, GA by Michelle M. Smith. It has also been observed flowering in May, September, and November.[2]
Seed dispersal
This species is thought to be dispersed by ants and/or explosive dehiscence. [3]
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.
- ↑ Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 9 DEC 2016
- ↑ Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.
