Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Euphorbia bilobata Engelmann
(Black Seed Spurge)


Family: Euphorbiaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Zygophyllidium bilobatum (Engelmann) Standley

Euphorbia bilobata is herbaceous and usually arises from a single stem and is much branched above. The leaves are linear, opposite and not dentate. There are five glands and the gland appendages are white and deeply two lobed. The herbage is sparsely pubescent. Euphorbia bilobata is found at the side of creekbeds at middle to upper elevation.
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Euphorbia bilobata, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 1, 2008



Euphorbia bilobata, collected specimen, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 1, 2008



Euphorbia bilobata, detail of appendages and glands, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 1, 2008


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