Euphorbia corollata
(Flowering Spurge)
Euphorbia corollata (female flower), Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 1286
Euphorbia corollata (female flower), Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 1430
Euphorbia corollata (female flower), Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 0008
Euphorbia corollata (male flower), Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 1414
Euphorbia corollata (male flower), Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 0120
Euphorbia corollata (female flower), Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 1272
Euphorbia corollata, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 1426
| Scientific Name | Euphorbia corollata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | EUCO10 |
| Common Name | Flowering Spurge | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 28057 |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae (Spurge) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Prairies, open fields and woods, roadsides, disturbed areas. Plant: Erect annual less than 1 foot to more than 3 feet tall, often bent over; much-branched in upper portion of stem. Leaves: Stem leaves alternate, linear to elliptic 1-1/8 to 2-3/8 inches long; smaller, opposite leaves below the branches and near the blossoms. Inflorescence: Open panicles of very small white blossoms atop branches; flowers are monoecious with 5 white bracts resemble petals; those of female blossoms with yellow bases and large, protruding, tripartite style; male blossoms have several stamens Fruit: Small, 3-lobed, green, fruit capsule less than 1/4 inch long. Bloom Period: June to September. References: Illinois Wildlowers and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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