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Curtis' spurge

Euphorbia curtisii

Also called Curtis's Spurge, Sandhills Spurge

Curtis' spurge
Photo: Carol Kelloff; Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Botany, CC0
Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Euphorbia curtisii, known by the common names of Curtis' spurge and sandhills spurge, is a member of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is a perennial herb, native to the southeastern United States, from the southern coast of Alabama to central North Carolina.

Where it grows

E. curtisii is found in longleaf pinelands and savannas and wet pine flatwoods, as well as in human-disturbed areas in the edges of flatwoods and along roadsides.

Other Euphorbia plants

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 curtisii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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