PLANTS Profile for Euphorbia lathyris (moleplant)

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PLANTS Profile

Euphorbia lathyris L.
moleplant

Symbol:

EULA4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh, Royal Botanical Garden. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Euphorbia lathyris L.

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Synonyms:
Euphorbia lathyris L.

	EULA15	Euphorbia lathyrus L., orth. var.
	GALA10	Galarhoeus lathyris (L.) Haw.
	TILA3	Tithymalus lathyris (L.) Hill

Distribution:
Euphorbia lathyris L.


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USA (AZ, CA, CT, GA, ID, IL, KY, MA, MD, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WV), CAN (BC, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Euphorbia lathyris L.

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 96 species in Euphorbia

Classification:
Euphorbia lathyris 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 lathyris L. – moleplant

Introduced Information:
Euphorbia lathyris 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 lathyris 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 28093.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/11/2008 02:26 AM MDT