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Euphorbia lathyris

Caper Spurge

GNRUnranked Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143475

Element CodePDEUP0Q130

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderEuphorbiales

FamilyEuphorbiaceae

GenusEuphorbia

Other Common Names

Euphorbe épurge (FR)

Concept Reference

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.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (20)

California (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Eagle Peak	Cleveland National Forest	6,481
Mill Peak	San Bernardino National Forest	7,884
No Name	Cleveland National Forest	4,897
Orleans Mtn. B	Six Rivers National Forest	17,183
Red Mountain	Angeles National Forest	8,034

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Balsam Cone	Pisgah National Forest	10,591

Virginia (8)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Creek	Jefferson National Forest	18,274
Beaver Dam Creek	Jefferson National Forest	1,135
Broad Run	Jefferson National Forest	10,971
Brush Mountain East	Jefferson National Forest	4,916
Little Alleghany	George Washington National Forest	10,215
Little River	George Washington National Forest	27,292
New London Bridge Branch	Jefferson National Forest	844
North Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	8,377

Washington (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Eagle Rock	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	34,064
Pompey	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	23,985
Silver Star	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	7,779

West Virginia (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cheat Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	8,191
Dolly Sods Roaring Plain	Monongahela National Forest	13,392
North Mountain Hopeville	Monongahela National Forest	6,525

References (2)

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.
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.