About
Ouachita spurge is a spring-flowering annual spurge of the Ouachita and Ozark Mountains, recognised as a separate species only in 2013.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- About 12–28 cm tall.
Field notes
Morphology
An annual herb about 12–28 cm tall that flowers and fruits in spring. It is distinguished by its annual habit, fused bracts beneath the flower clusters and red-brown seeds with pits arranged in rows.
Distribution & habitat
Eastern North America, restricted to the Ouachita and Ozark Mountains with outlying populations in the Nashville Basin. It grows in semi-open forest and woodland, usually on thin soils over shale or limestone.
History & etymology
Before it was described in 2013 it was usually treated as part of Euphorbia commutata.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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