Euphorbia nutans Lagasca y Segura. Eyebane, Upright Spotted Spurge. Phen: May-Oct. Hab: Fields, gardens, waste places, flood-scoured shores and bars, disturbed ground. Dist: NH west to MI and ND, south to Panhandle FL and TX; south into the Neotropics, and introduced in various places worldwide.

ID notes:The leaves tend to fold late in the day.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, C, FNA12, GrPl, K3, K4, Mex, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Tx, Va, W, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000); = Chamaesyce hyssopifolia (L.) Small – S, misapplied; = Chamaesyce nutans (Lag.) Small – Fl2, GW2, Il, K1, NcTx, S13, WH3; = Euphorbia maculata L. – F, RAB, Tat, WV, misapplied; = Euphorbia preslii Guss. – G

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily: 8