PLANTS Profile for Euphorbia esula (leafy spurge)

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PLANTS Profile

Euphorbia esula L.
leafy spurge

Symbol:

EUES

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

More Information:

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Euphorbia esula L.

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Distribution:
Euphorbia esula L.


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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.

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 96 species in Euphorbia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Euphorbia esula L. var. esula. . Image Available.

Euphorbia esula var. esula
leafy spurge

Distribution of Euphorbia esula L. var. uralensis (Fisch. ex Link) Dorn. .

Euphorbia esula var. uralensis
Russian leafy spurge

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Euphorbia esula L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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

Noxious Weed Information:
Euphorbia esula L.

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

U.S. Weed Information:
Euphorbia esula L.

leafy spurge
spurge
Euphorbia pseudovirgata [=EUESE]
leafy spurge

This plant and 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.

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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