Minnesota Seasons - flowering spurge


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Euphorbia corollata

Taxonomy	Family:	Euphorbiaceae (spurge)
	Subfamily:	Euphorbioideae
	Tribe:	Euphorbieae
	Subtribe:	Euphorbiinae

Nativity	Native
Status
Habitat	Full sun. Dry, open woods, prairies, fields, roadsides.
Flowering	June to September
Flower Color	White petal-like bracts, minute yellow flowers
Height	10″ to 36″

Identification	The stem is unbranched below the inflorescence. The stem and leaves will exude a milky juice when broken. The leaves are alternate on the stem, whorled just below the inflorescence, and opposite within the inflorescence. The inflorescence is widely branched. What appear to be five white petals are actually bracts. They surround a group of minute yellow flowers.

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Range			Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7.

Sightings	Kellogg-Weaver Dunes SNA Kellogg-Weaver Unit Lake Elmo Park Reserve Lost Valley Prairie SNA				Oronoco Prairie SNA Pine Bend Bluffs SNA Racine Prairie SNA River Terrace Prairie SNA Rushford Sand Barrens SNA Spring Creek Prairie SNA Wild River State Park

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Synonyms	Euphorbia corollata var. angustifolia Euphorbia marilandica Tithymalopsis corollata Tithymalopsis marilandica Tithymalopsis olivacea

Common Names	flowering spurge floweringspurge euphorbia