Family: Euphorbiaceae
blunt-leaved spurge, woodland spurge
[Galarhoeus obtusatus (Pursh) Small, more...]
from USDA Plants Website
Etymology: Euphorbia: for Euphorbus, corpulent Greek physician of Juba II, King of Mauretania. Juba, educated in Rome, and married to daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. From eu, "good" and phorbe, "pasture or fodder," thus giving euphorbos the meaning "well fed."
Plants: erect, annual/perennial, 8"-14", smooth forb mostly unbranched to the umbel
Leaves: stem leaves oblong, finely toothed, 1/2"-1 1/2" long, stalkless, slightly clasping; leaves just below the main umbel wider and shorter, those in the umbel widely-oval
Flowers: greenish, 1/8" wide; inflorescence usually a 3-branched umbel; blooms April-May
Fruits: warty capsule with mostly smooth seeds about as wide as long
Habitat: woods
Conservation Status: Introduced - adventive
Plants: erect, annual/perennial, 8"-14", smooth forb mostly unbranched to the umbel
Leaves: stem leaves oblong, finely toothed, 1/2"-1 1/2" long, stalkless, slightly clasping; leaves just below the main umbel wider and shorter, those in the umbel widely-oval
Flowers: greenish, 1/8" wide; inflorescence usually a 3-branched umbel; blooms April-May
Fruits: warty capsule with mostly smooth seeds about as wide as long
Habitat: woods
Conservation Status: Introduced - adventive
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 5, Wetland Indicator = FACU* USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Dan Tenaglia's The Missouri Flora: Fabulous photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leave arrangement key.
from USDA Plants Website
Dan Tenaglia
