Euphorbiaceae

(yoo-for-bee-AY-see-ee)
– a family in the Malpighiales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 21 not-too-obscure plants that are in the Spurge Family:

• Acalypha gracilens (Slender Mercury) [CC3]
• Acalypha monococca (One-Seeded Mercury) [CC3]
• Acalypha ostryifolia (Hornbeam Mercury) [CC1]
• Acalypha rhomboidea (Rhombic Threeseed Mercury) [CC1]
• Acalypha virginica (Virginia Mercury) [CC2]

• Croton capitatus (Woolly Croton) [CC0]
• Croton glandulosus (Sand Croton) [CC1]
• Croton monanthogynus (Oneseed Croton) [CC2]
• Croton willdenowii (Willdenow’s Croton) [CC4]

• Euphorbia commutata (Wood Spurge) [CC6]
• Euphorbia corollata (Flowering Spurge) [CC3]
• Euphorbia cyathophora (Fire-on-the-Mountain) [CC4]
• Euphorbia cyparissias (Cypress Spurge) [intro]
• Euphorbia davidii (David’s Spurge) [intro]
• Euphorbia dentata (Toothed Spurge) [CC0]
• Euphorbia humistrata (Spreading Sandmat) [CC3]
• Euphorbia maculata (Spotted Spurge) [CC0]
• Euphorbia nutans (Nodding Spurge) [CC0]
• Euphorbia serpens (Matted Sandmat) [CC4]
• Euphorbia spathulata (Warty Spurge) [CC3]

• Phyllanthus caroliniensis (Carolina Leaf-Flower) [CC5]

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism