Flora of the Southeastern United States

Euphorbia commutata Engelmann ex A. Gray. Common name: Woodland Spurge, Tinted Spurge. Phenology: Mar-Jul. Habitat: Rich forests and rock outcrops, over calcareous or mafic rocks. Distribution: PA west to s. ON and MN, south to ne. and Panhandle FL and ne. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: The southern var. erecta J.B.S. Norton may be worthy of recognition; we have both it and the typic var. commutata in our region. Var. erecta (ranging north to VA, KY, and MO) has all the cauline leaves oblanceolate and with petioles 5-12 mm long; var. commutata has leaves varying from oblanceolate to obovate or ovate, the upper leaves usually broad and sessile.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, F, Fl2, FNA12, Il, K4, Mi, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000), Mayfield (2013); > Euphorbia commutata Engelm. ex A.Gray var. commutata — C, G; > Euphorbia commutata Engelm. ex A.Gray var. erecta Norton — C, G; > Galarhoeus austrinus (Small) Small — S; > Galarhoeus commutatus (Engelm.) Small — S; > Tithymalus austrinus Small — S13; > Tithymalus commutatus (Engelm.) Klotzsch & Garcke var. commutatus — S13; > Tithymalus commutatus (Engelm.) Klotzsch & Garcke var. erecta (Norton) Small — S13. Basionym: Euphorbia commutata Engelm. ex A.Gray 1856

Links to other floras: = Euphorbia commutata - FNA12

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
• Great Plains: FACU
• Midwest: UPL
• Northcentral & Northeast: UPL

Heliophily ⓘ: 3