Biology:Euphorbia hypericifolia
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- Anisophyllum indicum (Lam.) Schweinf.
- Anisophyllum lasiocarpum (Klotzsch)
- Chamaesyce Hypericifolia (L.) Millsp.
- Anisophyllunm lasiocarpum (Klotzsch) Klotzsch & Garcke
- Anisophyllum lasiocarpum Klotzsch & Garcke
- Chamaesyce boliviana (Rusby) Croizat
- Chamaesyce glomerifera Millsp.
- Chamaesyce hypericifolia (L.) Millsp.
- Chamaesyce indica (Lam.) Croizat
- Chamaesyce lasiocarpa (Klotzsch) Arthur
- Ditritea obliqua (Raf.)
- Euphorbia boliviana Rusby
- Euphorbia cuspidata Bertol., nom. illeg.
- Euphorbia glomerifera (Millsp) LC. Wheeler
- Euphorbia hypericifolia Auct. Plur. ex Boiss.
- Euphorbia hypericifolia Hochst. ex Boiss.
- Euphorbia hypericifolia Phil. ex Klotzsch & Garcke
- Euphorbia hypericifolia var. maculata Klotzsch
- Euphorbia indica Lam.
- Euphorbia lasiocarpa Klotzsch
- Euphorbia papilligera Boiss.
Euphorbia hypericifolia (commonly known as graceful spurge, golden spurge, and chickenweed) is a species of perennial herb in the genus Euphorbia native to tropical Americas. It normally grows up to 2 feet (0.6 m) in height, and contains milky sap which can cause skin and eye irritation.[2][3]
Description
Plant hairless on all parts, stems generally about 50 cm (rare outliers to 170 cm), obviously arching, few to many, with flowers and fruit capsules as conspicuous dense balls held a distance from the stem (FNA). Confusion with other species such as E. hyssopifolia or E. nutans may occur where the balls have few flowers in which case they will lack interspersed leaves.
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Distribution
The plant is native to Tropical Americas like most Euphorbias, the place where it is native includes Southern most parts of U.S, Mexico, West Indies, Central and South America.[4]
The places where this plant is an introduced species includes Spain, Italy, Greece, Indian subcontinent, China, South Korea, Myanmar, and parts of Indonesia as well as Subsaharan Africa.[5]
Historical uses
According to James Mooney, the Cherokee Indians made use of the juice from this plant to cure skin eruptions.[6]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148125/Chamaesyce_hypericifolia.
- ↑ "Euphorbia hypericifolia (Baby's-breath Euphorbia, Fluxweed, Garden Spurge, Graceful Sandmat, Graceful Spurge, Large-spotted Spurge) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/euphorbia-hypericifolia/.
- ↑ "Euphorbia hypericifolia | International Plant Names Index". https://www.ipni.org/n/101671-2.
- ↑ Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
- ↑ "Euphorbia hypericifolia L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:101671-2.
- ↑ "The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees" (in en). Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1891. pp. 301-398. OCLC 747738317. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/24788/24788-h/24788-h.htm#page324., s.v. Selected List of Plants Used
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