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Euphorbia vermiculata Rafinesque. Subgenus: Chamaesyce. Section: Anisophyllum. Common name: Hairy Spurge, Wormseed Spurge. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Widespread and common in PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhoads & Block 2007). Mexico (DGO, GTO, JAL, MIC).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: This species has an interesting disjunction between the ne. US, c. Mexico, and the sw. US. In our flora, it only occurs in the ne. US.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA12, G, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Va, WV, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000); = Chamaesyce vermiculata (Raf.) House; = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Euphorbia vermiculata Raf. 1818

Links to other floras: = Euphorbia vermiculata - FNA12

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