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Euphorbia commutata
Also called Tinted Euphorbia, Tinted Spurge, Wood Spurge
Tinted woodland spurge (Euphorbia commutata) is a small native annual of eastern North American forests and rock outcrops, easily overlooked because of its tiny spring flowers. It is a wild woodland plant rather than a common garden or houseplant, so it suits shaded native plantings on rich, limestone-influenced soil.
Euphorbia commutata, the tinted woodland spurge, is an annual plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Eastern North America where it is found in rich, calcareous forests and rock outcrops. It has small green flowers in the spring, so it is easily overlooked. Leaves are obovate and alternate in arrangement with milky sap.
Two varieties of Euphorbia commutata are sometimes recognized. These are:
Marble Canyon spurge · Abd Al Kuri Euphorbia · Euphorbia abdita · Euphorbia abdulghafooriana · Abram's Spurge · Desert Candle · Euphorbia acalyphoides · Greek Spiny Spurge · Euphorbia actinoclada · Pointed Sandmat · Euphorbia adenopoda · Miniature Saguaro
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia commutata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
