Euphorbia helleri Millspaugh. Subgenus: Esula. Section: Tithymalus. Common name: Heller's Spurge. Phenology: Feb-Mar. Habitat: In clay loams and calcareous soils near the coast. Distribution: S. TX south to ne. Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas). Apparently introduced in Louisiana (Riina et al. 2016).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA12, K4, Mex, Tx; = Tithymalus helleri (Millsp.) Small — S13. Basionym: Euphorbia helleri Millsp. 1898
Links to other floras: = Euphorbia helleri - FNA12
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Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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