Euphorbia ocellata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Euphorbia ocellata Durand & Hilg.

Contura creek spurge

2005 Steve Matson

2023 Donald Burk

2021 Mike Russler

2018 Cynthia Powell

2021 Mike Russler

2023 Ryan O'Dell

Euphorbia ocellata is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~506 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. arenicola ... ssp. ocellata ... ssp. rattanii
Genus:	Euphorbia
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

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

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Chamaesyce ocellata
PLANTS	Chamaesyce ocellata ssp. ocellata

Information about Euphorbia ocellata 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 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).