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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Nances, Willows, and Allies
  6. Spurge and Allies
  7. Spurges
  8. Euphorbia Sect. Poinsettia
  9. Squareseed Spurge

species 253 observations

Squareseed Spurge

Euphorbia exstipulata

Status
native
Bees
4 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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46 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it White-lined Sphinx, Ello Sphinx, Sumac Leaftier Moth, Mouse-colored Euchaetes 6
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Euphorb Mini-Fairy Bee, Macrotera mellea, Perdita polycarpae, Strange-winged Calliopsis 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Common Ground Dove, Mourning Dove, Hyaline Grass Bug, Lesser Prairie-Chicken 13
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Tripartite Sweat Bee, Margined Calligrapher, Dainty Sulphur, Lesser Long-nosed Bat 23

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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