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leafy spurge

Euphorbia esula

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,567, February 1,158, March 1,814, April 2,853, May 4,114, June 4,486, July 4,801, August 4,129, September 3,031, October 2,262, November 1,236, December 966.
United States38,070
Alaska32,418
Idaho1,102
Wyoming542
Canada509
Czechia478
Germany343
Austria337
Colorado328
Poland328

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Traits

Group and habits

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderNances, Willows, and Allies · Malpighiales
FamilySpurge Family · Euphorbiaceae
GenusSpurges · Euphorbia

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