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leafy spurge
Euphorbia esula L.


Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida > Euphorbiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia
Common Name Synonym(s): wolf's milk
Category: Plants: Forbs/Herbs

118 Records
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0023082 Infestation
0024041 10 foot trench showing the length of exposed roots
0024042 broken exuding latex sap.
0024080 Biological Control attacke by a fungus disease
0025025 Plant(s) root
0025026 Infestation with intermittent dead plants (Probably from disease)
0025049 Plant(s) young plant
0025051 Research host specificity field testing with Leafy Spurge by EBCL
0025052 Research studying feeding damage in host specificity study
0025061 Plant(s) seed heads
0025062 Plant(s)

in flower

0025063 Research research site
0025064 Infestation Horses running through research site
0025082 Research Feet with 1/10th meter daubenmeyer frame for sampling a site in the pilot program
1116083 Flower(s)
1116084 Infestation
1116085 Plant(s)
1116086 Plant(s)
1148103 Plant(s)
1299175 Plant(s)
1299179 Infestation Cows grazed at bottom of picture but no further
1299195 Field
1428095 Flower(s) Close up of flower, Rist Canyon, near Fort Collins.
1428096 Infestation Grassy area invaded by leafy spurge.
1428097 Infestation Meadow in Rist Canyon, west of Fort Collins, invaded by leafy spurge.
1428098 Foliage Foliage of leafy spurge at peak of fall coloring.
1442037 Plant(s)
1459608 Feature(s) Roots
1459609 Infestation
1459610 Infestation
1459611 Plant(s) In grain
1459612 Feature(s) Stem and foliage
1459613 Flower(s)
1459614 Flower(s)
1459615 Infestation
1459616 Infestation
1459617 Infestation
1459618 Plant(s)
1459619 Plant(s)
1459620 Plant(s)
1459621 Infestation
1459622 Feature(s) Roots
1459623 Infestation
1459624 Flower(s)
1459625 Infestation
1459626 Plant(s)
1459627 Plant(s)
1459902 Control Packing herbicides in by horse
1624003 Infestation
1624004 Flower(s) Native to Eurasia, is on of the most serious weeds in the northern United States, causing millions of dollars in crop losses and control costs.
2128025 Flower(s)
2128026 Plant(s)
2128027 Plant(s)
2128028 Flower(s)
2128029 Plant(s)
2128030 Plant(s)
2128031 Plant(s)
2128032 Plant(s)
2151064 Plant(s)
2151065 Flower(s)
2153057 Plant(s)
2153058 Flower(s)
2153059 Plant(s)
2153060 Infestation
2153061 Infestation
2308084 Infestation
3943076 Flower(s) Close up of flower, near Fort Collins.
3943077 Infestation Infested meadow, Rist Canyon, west of Fort Collins
3970064 Feature(s) (a) flowering stems, (b) dense patch
3970065 Infestation rangeland severly infested
5234091 Plant(s)
5234092 Foliage
5234093 Foliage
5234094 Foliage
5271074 Infestation
5271075 Flower(s)
5271076 Plant(s)
5271077 Plant(s)

E. esula on right and E. cyparissias on left

5271078 Plant(s)

E. esula taller plants and E. cyparissias shorter plants in back

5330093 Infestation
5330094 Infestation
5330095 Infestation
5330096 Infestation
5330097 Infestation
5330098 Infestation
5358594 Infestation

Extensive infestation (monoculture) of leafy spurge, Euphorbia esula.

5358633 Feature(s)

Close-up view of the stem of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), showing latex oozing from a wound.

5360179 Infestation

Left field grazed by sheep, right field ungrazed

5360180 Feature(s)
5364432 Seed(s)

Seeds of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula).

5366261 Plant(s)

bolting

5366262 Plant(s)

early flower

5366263 Plant(s)

early flower

5366264 Stem(s)
5366265 Stem(s)
5366266 Seedling(s)
5366267 Seedling(s)
5366268 Fruit(s)

seed set

5366269 Fruit(s)

seed set

5366270 Fruit(s)

seedset

5376446 Seed(s)
5376447 Seed(s)
5376448 Seed(s)
5376449 Seed(s)
5376450 Seed(s)
5376451 Fruit(s)
5391645 Plant(s)

On a TNC preserve

5391646 Infestation

On a TNC preserve

5391647 Flower(s)

On a TNC preserve

5392142 Infestation

A storm of weeds

5392143 Infestation

Green patch

5392144 Flower(s)

Flowers

5392145 Plant(s)

A small clump

5392146 Plant(s)

A small clump

5400149 Plant(s)

habitat

5400150 Flower(s)

habitat

5400151 Flower(s)

habitat

5400152 Plant(s)

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