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Euphorbia marginata

Euphorbia marginata Pursh

snow on the mountain, snow-on-the-mountain

Synonym(s): Agaloma marginata, Dichrophyllum marginatum, Lepadena marginata

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: EUMA8
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Euphorbia marginata
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: EUPHO
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Euphorbia
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Spurge
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of over 2000 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, nearly cosmopolitan in distribution. Infrageneric classification follows Yang et al. (2012), Dorsey et al. (2013), Riina et al. (2013), and Horn et al. (2012).
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Mayfield (2013)=V; Huft (1979)=Z; Park (1998)=Y; Bridges & Orzell (2002)=X; Yang et al. (2012); Dorsey et al. (2013); Riina et al. (2013); Horn et al. (2012); Zimmermann, Ritz, & Hellwig (2010); Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000)=Q; Webster in Kubitzki (2014).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: EUPHOR
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Euphorbiaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Spurge Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 313-322 genera and 8100-9000 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan in distribution, as defined broadly. Molecular systematics suggests that various units traditionally included in the Euphorbiaceae should be segregated (Soltis et al. 2000; Chase et al. 2002). In our flora, this includes Phyllanthus, Phyllanthopsis, and Glochidion (in Phyllanthaceae).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Webster (1967), Webster (1994); Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000); Webster in Kubitzki (2014). [also see PHYLLANTHACEAE]

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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id Project Collection date Collector Action
1058 HORT 2002-03-01 View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
1293 1986-1067 View
9065 2002-0019 2002-05-06 1058 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
2248 1293 83 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
11104 9065 83 NCBG staff 2002-04-19 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: EUMA8
USDA Common Name: Snow On The Mountain
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, ON, QC)
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: UPL UPL UPL FACU FACU FACU UPL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Euphorbia marginata
COMMON NAME: Snow-on-the-mountain
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, G, Il, K, Pa, Q, RAB, Va, WH3, WV; = Lepadena marginata (Pursh) Nieuwland - S; = Agaloma marginata (Pursh) A. & D. Löve]
PHENOLOGY: Jul-Nov.
HABITAT: Roadsides, disturbed areas; native w. North America.
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RANGE MAP: Euphorbia marginata.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Euphorbiaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Spurge Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 313-322 genera and 8100-9000 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan in distribution, as defined broadly. Molecular systematics suggests that various units traditionally included in the Euphorbiaceae should be segregated (Soltis et al. 2000; Chase et al. 2002). In our flora, this includes Phyllanthus, Phyllanthopsis, and Glochidion (in Phyllanthaceae).
REFERENCE: Webster (1967), Webster (1994); Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000); Webster in Kubitzki (2014). [also see PHYLLANTHACEAE]
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Euphorbia L. (Spurge)
SUMMARY: A genus of over 2000 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, nearly cosmopolitan in distribution. Infrageneric classification follows Yang et al. (2012), Dorsey et al. (2013), Riina et al. (2013), and Horn et al. (2012).
REFERENCE: Mayfield (2013)=V; Huft (1979)=Z; Park (1998)=Y; Bridges & Orzell (2002)=X; Yang et al. (2012); Dorsey et al. (2013); Riina et al. (2013); Horn et al. (2012); Zimmermann, Ritz, & Hellwig (2010); Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000)=Q; Webster in Kubitzki (2014).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Euphorbia marginata in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Euphorbia marginata in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Euphorbia marginata in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Euphorbia marginata in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Euphorbia marginata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Euphorbia marginata

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 0 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 0 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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