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Leafy Spurge

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Leafy Spurge
Euphorbia esula
Leafy spurge was introduced from Eurasia. In the northern Midwest and Northwest it is a very troublesome weed. In Connecticut, it is considered potentially invasive.

 


Leafy Spurge - Integrated Pest Management Manual
DOI. National Park Service.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Excellent references section ...

BACKGROUND: Leafy spurge was transported to the U.S. possibly as a seed impurity in the early 1800s. First recorded from Massachusetts in 1827, leafy spurge spread quickly and reached North Dakota within about 80 years.

70 (110)cm, Leafy Spurge is a perennial herbaceous species native throughout Central and Southern Europe. Makes several stems branching from the base. It has nice bluish-green foliage and yellowish-green petal like bracts.

Euphorbia esula. Leafy Spurge. Missoula, Montana. Leafy spurge is an invasive weed imported from Eurasia. For more information go to leafy spurge ecology and control..
Botany in a Day ...

Euphorbia esula, leafy spurge, noxious weed
Chamaesyce maculata (Euphorbia maculata, old name), prostrate spurge, weed (fig. 37B
E. marginata, snow on the mountain, garden plant ...

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Dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
Diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa)
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
Hoary cress (Cardaria draba)
Houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale)
Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) ...

Russian Leafy Spurge [English]: Euphorbia esula
Russian Leuzea [English]: Leuzea carthamoides
Russian Licorice [English]: Glycyrrhiza echinata
Russian Licorice [English]: Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Russian Liquorice [English]: Glycyrrhiza glabra ...

See also: Spurge, Euphorbia, Green, May, Thistle

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