Calflora Taxon Report
Euphorbia platysperma  Engelm.
Flat-seeded spurge
Euphorbia platysperma is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Sonora, Mexico and Arizona.
also called Chamaesyce platysperma
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
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.

Habitat: dunes

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + POWO
 		Alternate Names:
JEF + CNPSChamaesyce platysperma
PLANTSChamaesyce platysperma
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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