Plants Profile for Euphorbia esula esula (leafy spurge)

General Information
Symbol:	EUESE
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	CAN I L48 I
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 473. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
EUIN10	Euphorbia intercedens Podp.
EUPO9	Euphorbia podperae Croizat
EUPS2	Euphorbia pseudovirgata (Schur) Soó
GAES	Galarhoeus esula (L.) Rydb.
TIES	Tithymalus esula (L.) Hill

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus	Euphorbia L. – spurge
Species	Euphorbia esula L. – leafy spurge
Variety	Euphorbia esula L. var. esula – leafy spurge

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Noxious Weed Information
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Alaska Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Noxious weed
Arizona Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Prohibited noxious weed
California Euphorbia esula leafy spurge A list (noxious weeds)
Colorado Euphorbia esula leafy spurge B list (noxious weeds)
Connecticut Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Invasive, banned
Hawaii Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Noxious weed
Idaho Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Noxious weed
Iowa Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Primary noxious weed
Kansas Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Noxious weed
Massachusetts Euphorbia esula leafy spurge, wolf's milk Prohibited
Minnesota Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Prohibited noxious weed
Montana Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Category 1 noxious weed
Nebraska Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Noxious weed
Nevada Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Noxious weed
New Mexico Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Class A noxious weed
North Dakota Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Noxious weed
Oregon Euphorbia esula leafy spurge "B" designated weed leafy spurge Quarantine
South Dakota Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Noxious weed leafy spurge Regulated non-native plant species leafy spurge Regulated non-native plant species
Utah Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Noxious weed
Washington Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Class B noxious weed leafy spurge Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
Wisconsin Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Noxious weed
Wyoming Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Noxious weed

Wetland Status

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