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Euphorbia dentata
Euphorbia dentata is a species of spurge known by the common names toothed spurge and green poinsettia. It is native to parts of North and South America, and is present elsewhere on the continents. Its true native range is uncertain. It is a noxious weed in some areas. This is a hairy annual herb with an erect or somewhat erect stem reaching anywhere from 20 to 50 centimeters tall. Its hairy, pointed leaves are a few...
7 branches of this group, most-observed first

green poinsettia
speciesEuphorbia dentata

David's spurge
speciesEuphorbia davidii

Euphorbia schiedeana
speciesEuphorbia schiedeana

hairy-fruit spurge
speciesEuphorbia cuphosperma

Euphorbia subilsiae
speciesEuphorbia subilsiae

Euphorbia tubadenia
speciesEuphorbia tubadenia

Euphorbia pentadactyla
speciesEuphorbia pentadactyla
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1521715.