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Euphorbia commutata

Engelm.

Tinted Woodland Spurge

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1256747
Element CodePDEUP0Q4E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEuphorbiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusEuphorbia
Concept Reference
Mayfield, M.H. 2013. Four new annual species of Euphorbia section Tithymalus (Euphorbiaceae) from North America. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 7(2): 633-647.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for Euphorbia commutata in the narrow sense, excluding Euphorbia ouachitana as recognized by Mayfield (2013) and Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016), distinct from E. commutata most prominently by life span and seed morphology; many specimens identified as E. commutata are E. ouachitana.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-06-16
Change Date1988-07-28
Threat Impact Comments
Somewhat threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN1
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS1Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS2Yes
MarylandSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
IowaSHYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
MichiganS1Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
VirginiaS4Yes
OklahomaS1Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
KentuckyS4Yes
WisconsinS1Yes
South CarolinaS2Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
OhioSNRYes
GeorgiaS3Yes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Arkansas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Richland CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest571
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Mayfield, M.H. 2013. Four new annual species of <i>Euphorbia </i>section Tithymalus (Euphorbiaceae) from North America. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 7(2): 633-647.
  4. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.