Euphorbia pubentissima

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Euphorbia pubentissima
Euphorbia pubentissima Gil.jpg
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

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Agaloma pubentissima (Michaux) D.B. Ward; E. apocynifolia Small; E. corollata Linnaeus var. corollata; E. corollata var mollis Millspaugh; E. corollata var. paniculata Boissier; E. corollata Linnaeus var. zinniiflora (Small) H.E. Ahles; E. zinniiflora Small; Tithymalopsis apocynifolia (Small) Small; T. paniculata (Boissier) Small; T. zinniiflora (Small) Small.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species is found in mesic wooded slopes of a ravine and also in a nature park.[2] E. pubentissima responds negatively to soil disturbance by agriculture in Southwest Georgia.[3]

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.[4]

Seed dispersal

This species is thought to be dispersed by ants and/or explosive dehiscence. [5]

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 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.
  3. Kirkman, L.K., K.L. Coffey, R.J. Mitchell, and E.B. Moser. Ground Cover Recovery Patterns and Life-History Traits: Implications for Restoration Obstacles and Opportunities in a Species-Rich Savanna. (2004). Journal of Ecology 92(3):409-421.
  4. 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
  5. 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.