Biology:Euphorbia brachycera
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. brachycera
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| Euphorbia brachycera Engelm. (1858)
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List[1]
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Euphorbia brachycera is a species of flowering plant in the Euphorbiaceae family.[2] It is referred to by the common name horned spurge and is native to Northern Mexico and the Rocky Mountains of the United States .[3] It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing in spreading mats, with narrow green leaves and yellow flowerheads.[4] It can grow up to 2 feet (61 centimetres) tall.[5] Some of its habitats include canyons, sandy or gravelly slopes, pine-oak woodlands, and mixed coniferous forest.[6]
References
- ↑ "Euphorbia brachycera", Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:101345-2, retrieved 26 February 2022
- ↑ "Euphorbia brachycera Engelm.". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-78700. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ↑ "distribution", Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:101345-2#distribution-map, retrieved 26 February 2022
- ↑ "Euphorbia Brachycera, Horned Spurge". The American Southwest. https://www.americansouthwest.net/plants/wildflowers/euphorbia-brachycera.html. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=EUBR.
- ↑ "Euphorbia brachycera in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250101628.
Wikidata ☰ Q5600540 entry
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