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Euphorbia cyparissias L.
cypress spurge

       
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Images:
Euphorbia cyparissias L.

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Synonyms:
Euphorbia cyparissias L.

  GACY2 Galarhoeus cyparissias (L.) Small ex Rydb.
  TICY Tithymalus cyparissias (L.) Hill
 

Distribution:
Euphorbia cyparissias L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Euphorbia cyparissias L.

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 96 species in Euphorbia
 

Classification:
Euphorbia cyparissias L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Euphorbiales
Family Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus Euphorbia L. – spurge
Species Euphorbia cyparissias L. – cypress spurge
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Euphorbia cyparissias L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Colorado:
cypress spurge              A list (noxious weeds)
Connecticut:
cypress spurge              Potentially invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
cypress spurge              Prohibited
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Euphorbia cyparissias L.

cypress spurge

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Euphorbia cyparissias L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Euphorbia cyparissias L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28061.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Euphorbia cyparissias L.

CT-Invasive Non-Native Plant Species Policy

CT-Invasive Plant Species Identification Sheets (USDA NRCS)

Canada-Ontario Noxious Weeds

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

 
 
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