Euphorbia brachycera

Euphorbia brachycera

Euphorbia brachycera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Euphorbieae
Subtribus: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Subgenus: E. subg. Esula
Sectio: E. sect. Tithymalus
Species: Euphorbia brachycera

Name

Euphorbia brachycera Engelm., 1858

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tithymalus brachycerus (Engelm.) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S., ed. 2: 1349 (1913).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia montana Engelm. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 192 (1858), nom. illeg.
  • Euphorbia montana var. gracilior Engelm. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 192 (1858), not validly publ.
  • Euphorbia montana var. robusta Engelm. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 192 (1858).
  • Tithymalus fendleri Klotzsch & Garcke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 85 (1860).
  • Euphorbia odontadenia Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 148 (1862).
  • Euphorbia robusta (Engelm.) Small in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 2: 381 (1897).
  • Euphorbia montana var. trifaris Norton, N. Amer. Euphorbia: 44 (1899).
  • Euphorbia robusta var. interioris Norton, N. Amer. Euphorbia: 49 (1899).
  • Tithymalus philorus Cockerell, Muhlenbergia 4: 56 (1908).
  • Tithymalus philorus f. dichotomus Daniels, Univ. Missouri Stud., Sci. Ser. 2: 313 (1911).
  • Tithymalus robustus (Engelm.) Small in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2, 2: 475 (1913).
  • Galarhoeus robustus (Engelm.) Rydb., Brittonia 1: 93 (1931).
  • Euphorbia philora (Cockerell) Tidestr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 41 (1935).
  • Euphorbia brachycera var. robusta (Engelm.) Dorn, Vasc. Pl. Wyoming: 296 (1988).
  • Euphorbia brachycera f. dichotoma (Daniels) Oudejans, Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 21: 184 (1992 publ. 1993).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Eastern USA Arizona; Colorado; Idaho; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Mexico; North Dakota; South Dakota; Texas; Utah; Wyoming Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engelmann, G. in W.H.Emory, 1858. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary 192. 1858

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia brachycera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia brachycera. Published online. Accessed: Jun 22 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia brachycera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia brachycera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia brachycera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Horned Spurge, shorthorn spurge

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