Flower ID: IMG_9284.JPG-09-05-2021 Flower name (scientific): Euphorbia dentata André Michaux PY: 1803. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) yoo-FOR-bee-ah den-TAY-ta Flower name (common): Toothed 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: From the Latin dens for tooth; having teeth. 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 0.2 inches (3 to 5 mm) Petal count: 0 Color: white or green Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Size: 9 to 24 inches (23 to 61 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate and/or opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly lanceolate to suborbiculate (FNA), elliptic-lanceolate to ovate, or linear-lanceolate to elliptic (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, waste areas, streambanks, forests, prairies, fields, sun or semi shade, dry to moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Euphorbia dentata and Euphorbia davidii are very similar. The former has soft hairs on the abaxial leaf blade surface and seeds rounded in cross section, whereas Euphorbia davidii has stiff hairs on the abaxial leaf blade surface and seeds angular in cross section. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Keres mothers used the plant to help produce more milk (Moerman, p. 230, 1998). Latitude: 44.798967 Longitude: -91.525798 Altitude: 236.80 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Crawford, Dane, Eau Claire, Grant, Jefferson, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Pierce, Racine, Sauk, Walworth) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON) Click here for distribution map References: Jess A. Peirson, Paul E. Berry, Victor W. Steinmann, In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+. Flora of North America North of Mexico [Online]. 22+ vols. New York and Oxford. Vol. 12. http://floranorthamerica.org/Euphorbia_sect._Poinsettia and http://floranorthamerica.org/Euphorbia_dentata. Accessed [10-04-2021]. Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed