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Euphorbia brachycera

Engelm.

Horned Spurge

G5Secure Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1269588
Element CodePDEUP0Q2B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEuphorbiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusEuphorbia
Other Common Names
horned spurge (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
The Flora of North America (vol. 12 2016) and Kartesz (1999) expand the concept of Euphorbia brachycera to include E. odontadenia and E. robusta, while Kearney and Peebles (1951), Martin and Hutchins (1980, and Kartesz (1994) treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Review Date1989-05-16
Change Date1989-05-16
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingS4Yes
New MexicoS2Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
North DakotaS3Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (16)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
Nevada (2)
AreaForestAcres
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
Charleston - Macks CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,378
New Mexico (4)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Utah (4)
AreaForestAcres
Casto BluffDixie National Forest87,466
Mt. OlympusWasatch-Cache National Forest9,982
Red Canyon SouthDixie National Forest3,736
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Little GooseBighorn National Forest25,558
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
References (1)
  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.