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Euphorbia cuphosperma

(Engelm.) Boiss.

Hairy-fruit Spurge

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137983
Element CodePDEUP0Q300
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEuphorbiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusEuphorbia
Synonyms
Euphorbia dentata var. cuphosperma(Engelm.) Fern.Poinsettia cuphospermaEngelm.Poinsettia dentata var. cuphosperma(Engelm.) Mohlenbrock
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
Sometimes recognized as a variety of Euphorbia dentata.
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-08-21
Change Date2002-08-27
Edition Date2002-08-21
Edition AuthorsHam, V.
Rank Reasons
Found on dry plains and hills from southeastern Arizona to New Mexico, where it is widespread, and south into Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
HellsgateTonto National Forest6,171
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Poverty CreekGila National Forest8,770
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Wahoo MountainGila National Forest23,122
References (5)
  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. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  3. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, J.T. Howell, and E. McClintock. 1960. Arizona Flora. Revised 2nd Edition with supplement. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. 1085 pp.
  4. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 2 vols. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.
  5. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.