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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
Toothed Spurge
Euphorbiaceae
Location: John James Park, San Antonio, 300 m S of parking lot/50 m W of creek. Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. Level, dry alkaline, alluvial soil. Many colonies in area.
Description: Annual, to 4 dm tall, branched near top, erect, single stalk. Leaves opposite, ovate, acute apically and attentuate basally, dentate. Petioles to 20 mm. Involucres terminal.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 29, 1991
Specimen number: 463
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0672
Accession Date: Mar 22, 1994
Accession Number: 49
Annotations: MCFRB