Euphorbia virgata Waldst. & Kitaib.

Locations ofEuphorbia virgata Waldst. & Kitaib. in Virginia

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Family
Euphorbiaceae
Botanical Name
Euphorbia virgata Waldst. & Kitaib.
Common Name
Wolf's-milk, Leafy Spurge
Synonym(s)
Euphorbia esula L., misapplied
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
in Taxa Not Treated: Waifs
Comments
According to Riina et al. (2016) in FNA12, the name Euphorbia esula was widely misapplied to North American plants of E. virgata, although E. esula apparently occurred locally as a non-persistent waif in the late 1800's. Moreover, John Hayden examined all the Virginia specimens of "Euphorbia esula" and determined that only a single specimen from Greene County is E. virgata (see below); the others were misidentified to different species.
Habitat
Gravelly soil of an open road margin on a spur ridge of Hightop Mountain, Greene County, elev. 2800 ft.; the only known Virginia collection (T.F. Wieboldt 1049, WILLI).
Native Status
Introduced

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