Calflora Taxon Report
Euphorbia lurida  Englem.
Woodland spurge
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2019 Diane Etchison
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2019 Diane Etchison
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2021 Arlee Montalvo
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2021 Arlee Montalvo
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2021 Arlee Montalvo
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2022 Arlee Montalvo
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2023 Ryan O'Dell
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2023 Ryan O'Dell
Euphorbia lurida is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Euphorbia palmeri
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Euphorbia
Family: Euphorbiaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Toxicity: Skin irritation from touching the sap of this plant.

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFEuphorbia palmeri
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[americansouthwest.net] Description, Habitat, Range: Euphorbia lurida is part of the group of spurges with erect rather than prostrate stems, radially-symmetric involucres, and horn-like (rather than petal-like) appendages on the involucral glands. It is found in wooded environments, mostly in central Arizona and southern California. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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