General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Other: In the genus Euphorbia, the flowers are reduced in size and aggregated into a cluster of flowers called a cyathium (plural cyathia). This feature is present in every species of the genus Euphorbia but nowhere else in the plant kingdom.
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Other: All members of the genus Euphorbia produce a milky sap called latex that is toxic and can range from a mild irritant to very poisonous.

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Common names
  • Nodding Spurge
  • Eyebane
  • Euphorbia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Euphorbia nutans
  • Synonym: Chamaesyce nutans

Photo Gallery
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2021-09-01
This scene reminds me of a mama duck leading her ducklings.
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-09-28
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-08-14

Date: 2014-08-26
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-07-23
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-07-23
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2021-09-01

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-06-25
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2021-06-18
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-06-04
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-09-07

Date: 2014-08-25

Date: 2014-08-26
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-06-05
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2014-09-25
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-09-07
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-07-24
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-07-24
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-07-24

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