Euphorbia marginata
Ghost Weed, Ghostweed
Other regional names: Smoke On The Prairie +4 more
- Smoke On The Prairie
- Snow On The Mountain
- Variegated Spurge
- White Margin Spurge
- Whitemargined Spurge
Also known as: Agaloma marginata (Pursh) Á.Löve & D.Löve +14 more
- Agaloma marginata (Pursh) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Dichrophyllum marginatum (Pursh) Klotzsch & Garcke
- Dichrophyllum variegatum (Sims) Klotzsch & Garcke
- Euphorbia bejariensis DC.
- Euphorbia bonplandii Sweet
- Euphorbia leucoloma Raf.
- Euphorbia marginata Kunth
- Euphorbia marginata var. uloleuca Engelm. & A.Gray
- Euphorbia torrida DC.
- Lepadena leucoloma (Raf.) Raf.
- Lepadena marginata (Pursh) Nieuwl.
- Tithymalus marginatus (Pursh) Cockerell
- Tithymalus marginatus f. inornata Daniels
- Tithymalus marginatus var. tetramerus Cockerell
- Tithymalus variegatus (Sims) Haw.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Euphorbia marginata (commonly known as Ghost Weed) is an annual within the Euphorbiaceae family. It is found natively in North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Brazil South, Bulgaria, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Hainan, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South European Russia, Spain, Taiwan, Tennessee, Utah, Vanuatu, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin