Euphorbia platysperma Calflora

Taxon Report

Euphorbia platysperma Engelm.

Flat-seeded spurge

Euphorbia platysperma is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Sonora, Mexico and Arizona.

also called Chamaesyce platysperma

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~9 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Euphorbia
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Skin irritation from touching the sap of this plant.

Habitat: dunes

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Chamaesyce platysperma
PLANTS	Chamaesyce platysperma

Information about Euphorbia platysperma from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).