Euphorbia davidii
Euphorbia davidii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Euphorbia |
Subgenus: | Euphorbia subg. Poinsettia |
Species: | E. davidii
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Binomial name | |
Euphorbia davidii |
Euphorbia davidii, known as David's spurge or toothed spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae.[2][3] It is an annual herb growing up to 2 feet (0.61 metres) tall.[4] Leaves are opposite in arrangement with narrow to broadly elliptic blades.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Euphorbia davidii is native to parts of southwest and central North America.[3] It is apparently not native to eastern and northern North America, South America, Australia, Russia, and other areas where it occurs worldwide. Euphorbia davidii is found in a variety of habitats, from forests, riparian areas, and prairies, to gravel roadsides and railroads.[3][5]
As a pest
[edit]In March 2021[6] the EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization) added E. davidii to its Alert List due to concerns it may move beyond its current habitats - railway lines - and into agricultural lands; and because it recently appeared in Central Russia.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Euphorbia davidii Subils". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Euphorbia davidii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ a b c Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2016). "Euphorbia davidii". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 12. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-09-24 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ a b "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Euphorbia davidii". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ "EPPO/OEPP - Addition of Euphorbia davidii to the EPPO Alert List". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Euphorbia davidii". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO). Retrieved 2021-03-04.