Flower ID: IMG_1373.JPG-07-23-2017 Flower name (scientific): Euphorbia corollata Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) yoo-FOR-bee-ah kor-ol-LAY-tah Flower name (common): Flowering Spurge Family name (common): Spurge Family name (scientific): Euphorbiaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Named for Euphorbus, Greek physican to Juba II, King of Mauretania. From the Greek eu, for well, and phorbe, pasture or fodder, hence, euphorbos reads literally well-fed. Specific epithet: Like a corolla. Common name origin: Spurge derives from the old French espurge meaning to purge. Spurge is a common name for plants that when cut or bruised, secrete a milky latex that has purgative or medicinal applications. The latex is toxic. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.4 inches (0.3 to 1.0 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Erect Size: 12 to 40 inches (30 to 102 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 6 cm long and about 12 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, oblanceolate, obovate, or elliptic (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, woods, bluffs, disturbed areas, roadsides, sun or part shade, dry to moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): None close. Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki used the roots boiled in water as a laxative and also for the treatment of rheumatism (Smith, pp. 220-221, 1928). The Ojibwe used the root to prepare a physic (Smith, p. 369, 1932). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) In Canada: (ON) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na