(Euphorbia esula)
Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
not yet assessed |
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NatureServe |
NNA - Not applicable SNA - Not applicable |
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Minnesota |
not listed |
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Weed Status | SN – State noxious weed PS – State prohibited weed seed |
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Identification | See Subordinate Taxa (below) for identifying information. |
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Distribution | ![]() |
Sources: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 22, 28. | |||||
Comments | Taxonomy The Plant List36 identifies one variety and two subspecies, including Euphorbia esula subsp. tommasiniana. GRIN38 lists two subspecies, including Euphorbia esula subsp. tommasiniana, and a subspecies-level hybrid (nothosubsp). USDA PLANTS3 lists two subspecies, the nominate subspecies and Euphorbia esula var. uralensis. ITIS37, the first authority I look to for taxonomic nomenclature, considers all subspecies and varieties invalid synonyms of Euphorbia esula. The Minnesota DNR (MNTaxa28) is not a taxonomic authority but its opinion matters to Minnesotans who research native plants. MNTaxa lists Euphorbia esula with no subspecies but it also lists Euphorbia virgata (Russian leafy spurge). Chadde62 lists only Euphorbia virgata (leafy spurge). By the way, am I the only one that finds the Tree of Life31 project virtually unusable? No species search? Really? This is on a site whose "goal is to contain a page with pictures, text, and other information for every species and for each group of organisms, living or extinct." |
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Taxonomy | Family: |
Euphorbiaceae (spurge) |
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Subfamily: |
Euphorbioideae |
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Tribe: |
Euphorbieae |
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Subtribe: |
Euphorbiinae |
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Synonyms | Euphorbia podperae |
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Common Names |
Faitour’s grass leafy spurge spurge wolf’s milk wolf’s-milk |
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LeafySpurge AcreageInsights's channel |
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Published on Aug 31, 2012 Leafy spurge, one of Nebraska' 11 noxious weeds, is difficult, but not impossible to control. John Wilson, University of Nebraska Extension, tells of identification and control strategies. |
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Leafy Spurge, identification of the Wisconsin Invasive Species Euphorbia esula uwcoopextension |
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Uploaded on Jan 31, 2011 This is part of a series of videos providing key characteristics for the identification of invasive plants listed in Wisconsin's invasive species administrative rule NR 40. These videos are produced by Dr. Mark Renz of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For more information on invasive plants and invasive plant management in Wisconsin visit http://fyi.uwex.edu/weedsci or http://ipcm.wisc.edu/Publications/WeedSciencepublications/tabid/116/Default.aspx |
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Green Spurge (Euphorbia Esula) / Leafy Spurge - 2013-05-20 W3stlander |
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Published on Jun 26, 2013 Euphorbia esula, commonly known as green spurge or leafy spurge, is a species of spurge. ------------------- |
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Leafy Spurge-A Noxious Weed Exploring the Nature of Wyoming | UWyo Extension |
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Uploaded on Jan 5, 2009 Leafy Spurge has many qualities that enable it to survive and outcompete native and desirable plants |
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