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Euphorbia dentata

Euphorbia dentata

Michx.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Order: Malpighiales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Euphorbia dentata is a species of spurge known by the common names toothed spurge and green poinsettia. It is native to parts of North and South America, and is present elsewhere on the continents. Its true native range is uncertain. It is a noxious weed in some areas. This is a hairy annual herb with an erect or somewhat erect stem reaching anywhere from 20 to 50 centimeters tall. Its hairy, pointed leaves are a few centimeters long, widely to narrowly lance-shaped, and generally toothed. The inflorescence appears at the end of branches and contain cream or yellowish staminate or pistillate flowers just a few millimeters wide. The fruit is a lobed spherical or heart-shaped capsule about half a centimeter wide which contains three bumpy rounded seeds.

Source: Wikipedia, article Euphorbia dentata. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Count: 5

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Photography ID: 618221
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  Adult

Cabana, Unquillo
Córdoba
Argentina
01/10/2025
Manuel Eduardo Serra
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Photography ID: 618220
♂ ♀
  Adult

Cabana, Unquillo
Córdoba
Argentina
01/10/2025
Manuel Eduardo Serra
Foto
Photography ID: 576730
  Adult

Ascensión
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/10/2024
Javier Villamil
Foto
Photography ID: 563816
  Adult

Departamento conhelo
La Pampa
Argentina
04/29/2023
Hugo Alberto Valderrey


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
223354810/01/2025ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Los Quebrachitos, Cabana, UnquilloManuel Eduardo Serra
201233010/03/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresAscensiónJavier Villamil
194158202/01/2024ArgentinaCórdobaRuta 16 Camino a Villa TulumbaHugo Alberto Valderrey
194158129/04/2023ArgentinaLa PampaDepartamento conheloHugo Alberto Valderrey
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Euphorbia dentata – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.