| cypress spurge | USDA PLANTS Symbol: EUCY2 U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Forbs/Herbs |
| Euphorbia cyparissias L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Euphorbiales: Euphorbiaceae |
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| Native Range: Europe (BAIL); | |
Cypress spurge is a short (up to 12 in. [30.5 cm] tall) herbaceous, perennial plant that invades open disturbed areas throughout the United States. Leaves are small (up to 1 in. [2.5 cm] long), numerous, alternate or whorled, bright green, and linear in shape. Yellow-green, inconspicuous flowers are in a cyme at the top of the plant. Flowers mature to red. All parts of the plant exude a white, milky sap when broken. Cypress spurge produces an extensive underground root system, allowing this plant to reproduce with lateral root buds. It can invade open disturbed areas such as fields, pastures, agricultural land, roadsides, and yards. Cypress spurge reduces the forage value of pastures, contaminates hayfields, and can displace native vegetation. Cypress spurge is native to Europe and western Asia. It was first introduced into the United States in the mid 1800s as an ornamental. |
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Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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 Plant(s); in flower Todd Pfeiffer, Klamath County Weed Control, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); close up of fruiting structure Richard A. Casagrande, University of Rhode Island, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); in flower Todd Pfeiffer, Klamath County Weed Control, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Field; Todd Pfeiffer, Klamath County Weed Control, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Root(s); Rhizomes Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 474. USDA PLANTS Database, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org Alternative content
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 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. Alternative content
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