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Euphorbia esula L. var. esula
leafy spurge

       
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Line Drawing of Euphorbia esula L. var. esula
Tithymalus esula

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 473. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Euphorbia esula L. var. esula

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Synonyms:
Euphorbia esula L. var. esula

  EUIN10 Euphorbia intercedens Podp.
  EUPO9 Euphorbia podperae Croizat
  EUPS2 Euphorbia pseudovirgata (Schur) Soó
  GAES Galarhoeus esula (L.) Rydb.
  TIES Tithymalus esula (L.) Hill
 

Distribution:
Euphorbia esula L. var. esula

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Euphorbia esula L. var. esula

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 96 species in Euphorbia, 2 varieties in Euphorbia esula L.
 

Classification:
Euphorbia esula L. var. esula

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Euphorbiales
Family Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus Euphorbia L. – spurge
Species Euphorbia esula L. – leafy spurge
Variety Euphorbia esula L. var. esula – leafy spurge
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Euphorbia esula L. var. esula

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Alaska:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Noxious weed
Arizona:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Prohibited noxious weed
California:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              A list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              B list (noxious weeds)
Connecticut:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Invasive, banned
Hawaii:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Noxious weed
Idaho:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Noxious weed
Iowa:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Primary noxious weed
Kansas:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge, wolf's milk              Prohibited
Minnesota:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Prohibited noxious weed
Montana:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Category 1 noxious weed
Nebraska:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Noxious weed
Nevada:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Noxious weed
New Mexico:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Class A noxious weed
North Dakota:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Noxious weed
Oregon:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              "B" designated weed
leafy spurge              Quarantine
South Dakota:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Noxious weed
leafy spurge              Regulated non-native plant species
Euphorbia pseudovirgata
leafy spurge              Regulated non-native plant species
Utah:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Noxious weed
Washington:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Class B noxious weed
leafy spurge              Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
Wisconsin:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Noxious weed
Wyoming:
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Euphorbia esula L. var. esula

Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge
spurge
Euphorbia pseudovirgata
leafy spurge

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
Cal-IPC        California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Euphorbia esula L. var. esula

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Euphorbia esula L. var. esula

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528126.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Euphorbia esula L. var. esula

Canada-Ontario Noxious Weeds

IL-Vegetation Management Guidelines (Nature Preserve Commission)

Idaho One Plan: noxious abstract & images

MO-Missouri Vegetation Management Manual

Manitoba Agriculture - Weeds in Crop Production: abstract & images

Multi-Species Grazing & Leafy Spurge Manual

NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: abstract & image

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

 
 
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