Euphorbia palmeri Calflora

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Taxon Report

Euphorbia palmeri S. Watson

(not an active name)

Woodland spurge

2005 Aaron Schusteff

2009 Neal Kramer

Euphorbia palmeri is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Euphorbia lurida


	Plant Range Observation Search ~274 records in California Plant Characteristics

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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.

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Euphorbia lurida

Information about Euphorbia palmeri from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (EUPA4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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: 11/23/2024).