Native Plants
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Euphorbia dentata
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
Toothed Spurge, Toothed-leaf Poinsettia
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
USDA Symbol: EUDE4USDA Native Status: L48 (NI)
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Specimen & Label Data
Euphorbia dentata
Wild Poinsettia, Toothed Spurge
Euphorbiaceae
Location: South of East-West path, just South of the swimming pool--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Half shade; above average moisture. Deep alluvial soil, usually alkaline, but tempered by humus.
Description: Annual, to 40 cm tall. Erect, single stalk, some plants branched in upper third. Leaves opposite, ovate, acute apically and attenuate basally, dentate. Petioles 20 mm, or more. Involucres terminal.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 22, 1987
Specimen number: 139
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0326
Accession Date: May 3, 1993
Accession Number: 26
Annotations: MCFRB