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Euphorbia virgata

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Russian Leafy Spurge

GNRUnranked Found in 44 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140012

Element CodePDEUP0Q0L2

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderEuphorbiales

FamilyEuphorbiaceae

GenusEuphorbia

Synonyms

Euphorbia esula var. uralensis(Fisch. ex Link) Dorn

Other Common Names

Euphorbe de Tommasini (FR) Leafy Spurge (EN) Narrow Leafy Spurge (EN)

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.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 12, 2016) elevates Euphorbia esula var. uralensis (= E. virgata) to full species, saying that a re-evaluation of the leafy spurge complex by Berry et al. (unpubl.) revealed that E. esula Linnaeus (= Kartesz' 1994 concept of E. esula var. esula) and E. virgata (= Kartesz' 1994 concept of E. esula var. uralensis) are two distinct, albeit related species. The true E. esula is restricted in range to certain parts of Europe and shows little tendency toward weediness where it occurs. In contrast, E. virgata is much more widespread across Europe and temperate Asia, where it shows the same weedy characteristics as leafy spurge in the New World.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
Yukon Territory	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
New York	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (44)

Colorado (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Comanche Peak Adjacent Area	Arapaho & Roosevelt NFs	44,158
Red Table	White River NF	39,122

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hoodoo	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest	153,868

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Phantom Lake	Superior National Forest	6,521

Montana (25)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - Swan	Lewis and Clark National Forest	344,022
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - Swan	Lolo National Forest	118,485
Big Log	Helena National Forest	8,954
Big Snowy Mountains Wsa	Lewis and Clark National Forest	88,003
Bmss Ra 1485	Flathead National Forest	334,275
Bridger	Gallatin National Forest	45,059
Cube Iron - Silcox	Lolo National Forest	36,998
Devils Tower	Helena National Forest	7,144
Hoodoo	Lolo National Forest	105,162
Lone Cliff Smeads #674	Kootenai National Forest	5,118
Marble Point	Lolo National Forest	12,581
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco Roots	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	96,487
Mt. Gmt Area H	Custer National Forest	1,335
North Absaroka	Custer National Forest	21,063
North Absaroka	Gallatin National Forest	159,075
North Siegel	Lolo National Forest	9,208
Patricks Knob - North Cutoff	Lolo National Forest	16,970
Scotchman Peaks (MT)	Kootenai National Forest	53,909
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)	Bitterroot National Forest	114,953
Sheep Mountain - Stateline	Lolo National Forest	37,844
Silver King	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	64,289
Silver King	Lolo National Forest	12,816
South Siegel - South Cutoff	Lolo National Forest	13,474
Sundance Ridge	Lolo National Forest	7,558
Teepee - Spring Creek	Lolo National Forest	13,902

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Santa Rosa	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	54,555

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Candian River	Cibola National Forest	7,149

North Dakota (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bell Lake	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	11,265
Long X Divide	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	10,099
Ponderosa Pine	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	7,471
Sheyenne	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	14,537
Twin Buttes	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	13,492
Wannagan	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	6,026

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Snake River	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	31,229

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lone Peak Contiguous	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	874

Wyoming (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Laramie Peak	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	28,608
Little Popo Agie	Shoshone National Forest	8,333
Middle Fork	Shoshone National Forest	51,772
Munger Mountain	Bridger-Teton National Forest	12,827
West Slope Winds	Bridger-Teton National Forest	143,252

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.