Euphorbia brachycera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. brachycera
Binomial name
Euphorbia brachycera
Engelm. (1858)
Subspecies
List[1]
  • Euphorbia brachycera f. dichotoma (Daniels) Oudejans
  • Euphorbia brachycera var. robusta (Engelm.) Dorn
  • Euphorbia Montana Engelm.
  • Euphorbia Montana var. robusta Engelm.
  • Euphorbia Montana var. trifaris Norton
  • Euphorbia odontadenia Boiss.
  • Euphorbia philora (Cockerell) Tidestr.
  • Euphorbia robusta (Engelm.) Small
  • Euphorbia robusta var. interioris Norton
  • Galarhoeus robustus (Engelm.) Rydb.
  • Tithymalus brachycerus (Engelm.) Small
  • Tithymalus fendleri Klotzsch & Garcke
  • Tithymalus philorus Cockerell
  • Tithymalus philorus f. dichotomus Daniels
  • Tithymalus robustus (Engelm.) Small

Euphorbia brachycera is a species of flowering plant in the Euphorbiaceae family.[2] It is referred to by the common name horned spurge and is native to Northern Mexico and the Rocky Mountains of the US.[3] It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing in spreading mats, with narrow green leaves and yellow flowerheads.[4] It can grow up to 2 feet (61 centimetres) tall.[5] Some of its habitats include canyons, sandy or gravelly slopes, pine-oak woodlands, and mixed coniferous forest.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Euphorbia brachycera", Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, retrieved 26 February 2022
  2. ↑ "Euphorbia brachycera Engelm.". The Plant List. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "distribution", Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, retrieved 26 February 2022
  4. ↑ "Euphorbia Brachycera, Horned Spurge". The American Southwest. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  6. ↑ "Euphorbia brachycera in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-11-26.


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