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Euphorbiaceae

Warty spurge

Euphorbia spathulata Lam.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Euphorbia

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Warty spurge: Euphorbia spathulata — was particularly common especially in disturbed settings such as prairie dog towns during a summer following a dry fall and winter.
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Warty spurge, Reticulate seeded spurge, Spatulate leaved spurge

Synonyms

  • Euphorbia arkansana Engelm. & Gray
  • Euphorbia arkansana var. atrosemina Norton
  • Euphorbia arkansana var. coloradensis Norton
  • Euphorbia arkansana var. missouriensis Norton
  • Euphorbia dictyosperma Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  • Euphorbia dictyosperma var. mexicana Engelm.
  • Euphorbia dictyosperma var. multicaulis (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.
  • Euphorbia mexicana (Engelm.) Norton
  • Euphorbia missouriensis Small
  • Euphorbia multicaulis Engelm.
  • Euphorbia obtusata Pursh
  • Euphorbia pseudopeplus Speg.
  • Euphorbia spathulata var. mexicana (Engelm.) Oudejans
  • Galarhoeus arkansanus (Engelm. & A.Gray) Small ex Rydb.
  • Galarhoeus missouriensis (Norton) Rydb.
  • Galarhoeus obtusatus (Pursh) Small ex Rydb.
  • Keraselma spathulata (Lam.) Raf.
  • Keraselma spatulatum (Lam.) Raf.
  • Pythius obtusata (Pursh) Raf.
  • Tithymalus arkansanus (Engelm. & A.Gray) Klotzsch & Garcke
  • Tithymalus arkansanus var. coloradensis Rydb.
  • Tithymalus dictyospermus (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) A.Heller
  • Tithymalus mexicanus (Engelm.) Wooton & Standl.
  • Tithymalus missouriensis (Norton) Small
  • Tithymalus obtusatus (Pursh) Klotzsch & Garcke
  • Tithymalus pseudopeplus (Speg.) Soják
  • Tithymalus spathulatus (Lam.) W.A.Weber
  • Xamesike deltifolia Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.