Euphorbia dentata

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Species Distribution Map
Family:EUPHORBIACEAE
Species:Euphorbia dentata Michx.
Common Name:Toothed Spurge; Toothleaf Poinsettia
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Toothed Spurge is an introduced annual plant in the Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). It is native from northern Mexico north through the south-central United States and east to the Ohio River Valley. Toothed Spurge can be found throughout Alabama, but is most common in northern Alabama and the Black Belt region of central Alabama. Toothed Spurge grows on roadsides, along railroad tracks, in prairies and cedar glades, in fallow fields, and in other open disturbed sites. It is an annual from a tap root. Stems are erect, branched, green in color, inconspicuously pubescent, and one to three feet in height. The leaves are opposite, petiolate, narrowly lanceolate to suborbiculate in outline, broadest below the middle, pubescent, with coarsely toothed margins. The sap is a milky latex that dries when exposed to the air, sealing wounds. The flowers are extremely reduced, lacking petals and sepals, and are produced in a terminal inflorescence known as a cyathium. This consists of a cup-like receptacle with one female flower, 8-10 male flowers, and two nectar glands. It is surrounded by pale green or whitish (sometimes spotted with purple-red) modified leaves known as bracts. The fruit is a three lobed capsule.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE - Spurge family
Genus Euphorbia
Species Euphorbia dentata Michx. - Toothed Spurge; Toothleaf Poinsettia

Citation

Citation Euphorbia dentata Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 211. 1803.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: TENNESSEE: Davidson Co.: Near Nashville, s.d., Michaux s.n. (holotype: P?).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Poinsettia dentata POINSETTIA DENTATA (Michaux) Klotzsch & Garcke ex Klotzsch, Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 253. 1859.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount, Bullock, Butler, Clay, Colbert, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Cullman, Etowah, Franklin, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1939 - 1969

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU124274 Jackson 28 Jul 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5328		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
AUA000040056 Lawrence 5 Oct 1940 Morgan, M.
 AUA
Euphorbia Dentata Michx.
JSU124273 Jackson 15 Jul 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1006		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UWAL0034051 Pickens 11 Sep 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6699		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
UWAL0037850 Limestone 04 Jul 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14822		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
ALNHS00001194 Hale 07 Jun 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#567		 ALNHS
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
JSU124275 Jefferson 28 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
436		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UNA00059391 Jackson 09 Jun 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11367		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
JSU124276 Jefferson 17 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12476		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UWAL0054050 Limestone 17 Oct 2020 England, J. Kevin
11418		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
TROY000004704 Butler 29 Jul 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12576		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124286 Morgan 15 Sep 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9173		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
TROY000004706 Wilcox 09 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17069		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124287 Shelby 10 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12313		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UWAL0052060 Madison 04 Oct 2020 England, J. Kevin
11335		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
AUA000038104 Morgan 21 Jul 2017 England, J. Kevin
8266		 AUA
Euphorbia Dentata Michx.
UWAL0007602 Walker 20 Jul 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2282		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
UNA00069355 Marengo 16 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1146		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
JSU124277 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7288		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UNA00059355 St. Clair 19 Jun 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11405		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
TROY000004705 Lowndes 11 Aug 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16769		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UNA00009473 Franklin 21 Sep 1939 Harper, Roland M.
3758		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
JSU124272 Jackson 24 Oct 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
782		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124264 Cullman 4 Jul 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9668		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124266 Etowah 19 Jun 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2650		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
TROY000018995 St. Clair 19 Jun 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11405		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux var. dentata
JSU124265 Cullman 20 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4871		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UWAL0053391 Madison 08 Oct 2020 Hansen, C.J.
7882		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
TROY000018991 Jackson 09 Jun 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11367		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
AUA000043943 Madison 8 Oct 2020 Hansen, Curtis J.
7882		 AUA
Euphorbia Dentata Michx.
TROY000018993 Lamar 28 Jul 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2318		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UNA00009471 Montgomery 05 Jun 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2169		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
JSU124269 Jackson 29 Jun 1996 Ballard, J. Mark
6032		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UWAL0007599 Cullman 15 Aug 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4775		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
JSU124282 Madison 11 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6253		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UWAL0016337 Montgomery 03 Aug 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25426		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UWAL0012657 St. Clair 16 Jun 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13601		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124283 Madison 15 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7025		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UNA00065739 Butler 19 Aug 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16805		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
TROY000018898 Crenshaw 01 Jul 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19515		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
TROY000029787 Sumter 26 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12787		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UNA00053822 Blount 26 May 1997 Keener, Brian R.
170		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
JSU124280 Limestone 29 Jun 1996 Ballard, J. Mark
5987		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
AUA_ACC_20833 Lee 11 Aug 1970 Morris, Kermit
127		 AUA
Euphorbia Dentata Michx.
JSU124262 Clay 4 Oct 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
5196		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124267 Etowah 8 Oct 1995 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M.
4407		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UWAL0012636 Bullock 02 Nov 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1425		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UNA00065775 Lowndes 11 Aug 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16769		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
UWAL0016989 Mobile 15 Sep 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2393		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
TROY000018992 Jefferson 25 Jul 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11480		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UWAL0007601 Sumter 27 Sep 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5464		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
UWAL0051986 Winston 18 Aug 2020 England, J. Kevin
11194		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124285 Marshall 25 Sep 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3137		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UNA00069924 Tuscaloosa 15 Oct 2011 Ginzbarg, Steven L.
1122		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
UWAL0034124 Marion 06 Sep 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14434		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
TROY000041590a Montgomery 03 Aug 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25426		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124268 Etowah 18 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7148		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
TROY000041591 Montgomery 03 Aug 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25426		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
AUA_ACC_72942 Lauderdale 13 Aug 2009 Holt, Brian D.
SC-144		 AUA
Euphorbia Dentata Michx.
TROY000048229 Conecuh 18 May 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28932		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124271 Jackson 9 Oct 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1496		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
TROY000050475 Morgan 21 Jul 2017 England, J. Kevin
8266		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124281 Limestone 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17779		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
AUA_ACC_71856 Jefferson 14 Aug 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
686		 AUA
Euphorbia Dentata Michx.
UWAL0051852 Madison 04 Oct 2020 England, J. Kevin
11324		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
UWAL0007600 Marengo 16 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1146		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
UNA00058653 Lamar 28 Jul 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2318		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
JSU124279 Jefferson 28 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
421		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UNA00059481 Shelby 07 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11557		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
JSU124278 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7288		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UNA00059317 Jefferson 25 Jul 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11480		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
TROY000004703 Butler 19 Aug 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16805		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UWAL0012226 Montgomery 28 Apr 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6420		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124261 Clay 19 Oct 1996 Ballard, J. Mark
7014		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UWAL0036571 Morgan 21 Jul 2017 England, J. Kevin
8266		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124284 Marshall 30 Jul 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2504		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UNA00054305 Blount 11 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1190		 UNA
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
TROY000018899 Marengo 16 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1146		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124263 Cullman 20 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4871		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
UWAL0014395 Colbert 26 Jun 2014 England, J. Kevin
5021		 UWAL
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
TROY000018994 Shelby 07 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11557		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
JSU124270 Jackson 9 Oct 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1496		 JSU
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
TROY000034360 Sumter 27 Sep 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5464		 TROY
Euphorbia dentata Michaux
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