Euphorbia corollata

Species category

Weed

Common name

flowering spurge

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 2.1–2.6 mm
  • Width 1.6–1.9 mm
  • Thickness 1.6–1.9 mm

Color

Brown with light brown reticulations

Texture

Rough

Other structures

Strong longitudinal rapheRaphe:
A seam or ridge found on seeds.
from a lateral hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
to the crown-like apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.

Identification notes

AchenesAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
in colors of various intensities from dark brown to near white.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Valid name

Euphorbia corollata L.

Synonyms

Euphorbia corollata L. var. angustifolia Elliott
Euphorbia marilandica Greene
Tithymalopsis corollata (L.) Klotzsch
Tithymalopsis marilandica (Greene) Small
Tithymalopsis olivacea Small

 Euphorbia corollata.  Achenes with colors of various intensities from dark brown to near white.
Euphorbia corollata. Achenes with colors of various intensities from dark brown to near white.