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Euonymus fortunei

Climbing Euonymus, Japanese Euonymus, Spreading Euonymus, Wintercreeper, Winter Creeper, Wintercreeper Euonymus
Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei pink capsules open and showing red berries pink capsules open and showing red berries Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Euonymus fortunei 'Colorata'

Purpleleaf Wintercreeper, Wintercreeper
Form Form Euonymus fortunei 'Colorata' Euonymus fortunei 'Colorata' Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei
1 Cultivar/Variety

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'

Emerald Gaiety Euonymus, Wintercreeper Euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety' Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'

Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'

Silver Queen Euonymus, Wintercreeper
Variegated leaves Variegated leaves Leaves and fruit Leaves and fruit Leaves Close-Up (Buncombe County,NC) Leaves Close-Up (Buncombe County,NC) Form - September - Buncombe Co., NC Form - September - Buncombe Co., NC

Euonymus japonicus

Box-Leaf Euonymus, Dwarf Japanese Euonymus, Evergreen Euonymus, Japanese Euonymus, Japanese Spindle Tree, Spindle Tree
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus' Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus' Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Euonymus japonicus 'Aureomarginatus'

Plant Plant Leaves Leaves Used in the landscape Used in the landscape

Euonymus kiautschovicus 'Manhattan'

Creeping Strawberry Bush, Manhattan Euonymus
Form Form Branches Branches Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Euonymus kiautschovicus 'Manhattan' Euonymus kiautschovicus 'Manhattan' Euonymus kiautschovicus 'Manhattan' Euonymus kiautschovicus 'Manhattan'

Euonymus maackii

Winterberry Euonymus
Euonymus bungeanus Euonymus bungeanus Fruit and Leaf Fruit and Leaf foliage and small white flowers foliage and small white flowers close-up of a single white flower with 4 petals. close-up of a single white flower with 4 petals. Red capsules hanging from nearly bare branches against the sky Red capsules hanging from nearly bare branches against the sky Close-up on red capsular fruits splitting to show red seeds. Close-up on red capsular fruits splitting to show red seeds.

Euonymus occidentalis

Burning Bush, Spindle Tree, Wahoo, Western Burning Bush, Western Spindle Tree, Western Wahoo
Form in July in Felton, California Form in July in Felton, California Leaves & Branches in August in Humbolt County, California Leaves & Branches in August in Humbolt County, California Leaves in September in Clackamas County, Oregon Leaves in September in Clackamas County, Oregon Seedpods in September in Purisima Creek, Redwoods, California Seedpods in September in Purisima Creek, Redwoods, California Flower in June in Felton, California Flower in June in Felton, California

Eupatorium altissimum

Tall Boneset, Tall Thoroughwort
Many white disc flowers with long stamens Many white disc flowers with long stamens Form in bloom growing in a field Form in bloom growing in a field Form of the plant in bloom Form of the plant in bloom Stem with opposite green leaves and smaller leaves in the axis Stem with opposite green leaves and smaller leaves in the axis Green stem with whitish hairs Green stem with whitish hairs Underside of leaf with short whitish hairs Underside of leaf with short whitish hairs

Eupatorium capillifolium

Dogfennel, Dog Fennel, Sneeze Weed, Thoroughwort
Upright stems clothed in fine, hair-like leaves. Upright stems clothed in fine, hair-like leaves. Upright stems clothed in fine, hair-like leaves. Upright stems clothed in fine, hair-like leaves. POV looking down on a shoot w/ finely divided pinnatifid leaves. POV looking down on a shoot w/ finely divided pinnatifid leaves. Upright stems clothed in fine, hair-like leaves. Upright stems clothed in fine, hair-like leaves. Upright stems with drooping terminal branches with gray fruits. Upright stems with drooping terminal branches with gray fruits. Upright stems with drooping terminal branches with gray fruits. Upright stems with drooping terminal branches with gray fruits.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Eupatorium hyssopifolium

Hyssop-leaved Bonset, Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort
Flower detail Flower detail seedheads and brown narrow leaves seedheads and brown narrow leaves Flowers Flowers Flower buds in Moore County Flower buds in Moore County Planted with Hypericum lloydii and Chrysopsis mariana in late su Planted with Hypericum lloydii and Chrysopsis mariana in late su Fruit is a cypsela leaves narrow and whorled in November Fruit is a cypsela leaves narrow and whorled in November
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Eupatorium perfoliatum

American Boneset, Boneset, Bonset, Feverwort, Thoroughwort
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Eupatorium perfoliatum Eupatorium perfoliatum Stems and leaves Stems and leaves Leaves Leaves

Eupatorium rotundifolium

Common Roundleaf Eupatorium, False horehound, Roundleaf Boneset, Roundleaf Eupatorium, Roundleaf Thoroughwort
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flower detail Flower detail Flower buds Flower buds Leaf detail Leaf detail Stem and leaf attachment Stem and leaf attachment

Euphorbia

Euphorbia, Spurge
Leaves Leaves Milky sap exudes from pruning wounds. Milky sap exudes from pruning wounds. Form Form 'Diamond Frost' Form 'Diamond Frost' Form Form Form Form Form
33 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae

Mrs. Robb's Bonnet, Mrs. Robb’s Hatbox, Robb's Euphorbia, Spurge, Woodland Spurge, Wood Spurge
Flowers Flowers Euphorbia robbiae Euphorbia robbiae Erect form, spring, Davidson County, NC. Erect form, spring, Davidson County, NC. Flowers with colorful bracts, spring, Davidson County, NC. Flowers with colorful bracts, spring, Davidson County, NC. Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae
1 Cultivar/Variety

Euphorbia characias

Albanian Spurge, Mediterranean Spurge, Spurge
Form in September in Tarragona, Spain Form in September in Tarragona, Spain Flowers in Sipkemeer in Christchurch, Newzealand Flowers in Sipkemeer in Christchurch, Newzealand Flower closeup in September in Richmond, New Zealand Flower closeup in September in Richmond, New Zealand Fruit in April in Marseilles, France Fruit in April in Marseilles, France
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii

Mediterranean Spurge, Spurge
In bloom In bloom Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Upright plants with grayish leaves & green flower clusters. Upright plants with grayish leaves & green flower clusters.
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia corollata

Baby's Breath of the Prairie, Eastern Flowering Spurge, Flowering Spurge, Garden Spurge, Poison Milkweed, Tramp's Spurge, White-flowered Milkweed, White Spurge, Wild Hippo, Wild Spurge
Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollate Euphorbia corollate

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Caribbean Cooper Plant, Caribbean Copper Plant, Euphorbe Á Feuilles de Fustet, Mexican Shrubby Spurge, Red Spurge, Smoke Tree Spurge, Smoketree Spurge, Tropical Smokebush
Euphorbia cotinifolia form Euphorbia cotinifolia form Euphorbia cotinifolia flowers Euphorbia cotinifolia flowers Euphorbia cotinifolia leaves flowers Euphorbia cotinifolia leaves flowers Euphorbia cotinifolia bark Euphorbia cotinifolia bark
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia cyathophora

Catalina, Desert Poinsettia, Dwarf Poinsettia, Fire on the Mountain, Fire-On-The-Mountain, Florida Poinsettia, Mexican Fire Plant, Painted Leaf, Painted-leaf, Painted-leaf spurge, Painted Poinsettia, Painted Spurge, Summer Poinsettia, Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia heterophylla var cyathophora Euphorbia heterophylla var cyathophora Euphorbia heterophylla var cyathophora Euphorbia heterophylla var cyathophora Euphorbia heterophylla var cyathophora Euphorbia heterophylla var cyathophora Euphorbia heterophylla var cyathophora Euphorbia heterophylla var cyathophora Euphorbia heterophylla var cyathophora Euphorbia heterophylla var cyathophora Euphorbia heterophylla var cyathophora Euphorbia heterophylla var cyathophora

Euphorbia cyparissias

Bonaparte's Crown, Cypress Spurge, Faitour's Grass, Graveyard Ground Pine, Graveyard Weed, Irish Moss, Tree Spurge
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves

Euphorbia epithymoides

Cushion Euphorbia, Cushion Spurge, Many-Colored Spurge
Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia esula

Green Spurge, Leafy Spurge, Wolf's Milk
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Native habitat Native habitat

Euphorbia hirta

Asthma Plant, Asthma Weed, Dove Milk, Garden Spurge, Hairy Spurge, Pillpod Sandmat, Pillpod Spurge, Red Euphorbia, Snakeweed, Sneezeweed, Sneeze Weed, Spurge
leaf arrangement leaf arrangement Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) flowers flowers Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.)

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Baby's-breath Euphorbia, Fluxweed, Garden Spurge, Graceful Sandmat, Graceful Spurge, Large-spotted Spurge
Form Form Leaves, flowers, stem Leaves, flowers, stem Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Leaves, flowers, stem Leaves, flowers, stem Forming fruits Forming fruits Euphorbia Euphorbia
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia hypericifolia Breathless™ Group

Breathless™ Euphorbias
Euphorbia Breathless Blush Euphorbia Breathless Blush Euphorbia Breathless Blush Euphorbia Breathless Blush Euphorbia Breathless White Euphorbia Breathless White
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia hypericifolia Diamond Frost® 'Inneuphdia'

Diamond Frost®Euphorbia
Euphorbia Diamond Frost Euphorbia Diamond Frost

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Hyssopleaf Sandmat, Hyssopleaf spurge, Hyssop Spurge
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and form leaves and form leaves and form leaves and form Red stems Red stems Flowerhead Flowerhead Serrated margins of leaves Serrated margins of leaves

Euphorbia lactea

Candelabra Cactus, Dragon Bones, False Cactus, Milkstripe Euphorbia, Mottled Candlestick, Mottled Spurge
Euphorbia lactea Euphorbia lactea Euphorbia lactea Euphorbia lactea Euphorbia lactea Euphorbia lactea Euphorbia Lactae Euphorbia Lactae Euphorbia Lactae 'Cristata' Euphorbia Lactae 'Cristata' Euphorbia Lactae 'Cristata' Euphorbia Lactae 'Cristata'
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia lathyris

Caper Spurge, Gopher Spurge, Mole Plant, Paper Spurge, Sassy Jack
Euphorbia lathyris Euphorbia lathyris Euphorbia lathyris Euphorbia lathyris Euphorbia lathyris Euphorbia lathyris Euphorbia lathyris Euphorbia lathyris Euphorbia lathyris Euphorbia lathyris

Euphorbia maculata

Prostrate Spurge, Spotted Sandmat, Spotted Spurge
Leaves Leaves Stem Stem Leaf Leaf Abaxial Leaf Surface Abaxial Leaf Surface Leaves and Form Leaves and Form Leaf Margin Leaf Margin

Euphorbia mammillaris

Corncob Cactus, Corncob Euphorbia, Corn Cob Plant, Indian Corn Cob
Form in a pot Form in a pot Tiny pink flowers at the tips of stems in spring Tiny pink flowers at the tips of stems in spring Mature house plant Mature house plant Young plant Young plant Stem Stem Tiny flowers at the tips of stems Tiny flowers at the tips of stems
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia marginata

Ghost Weed, Mountain Snow, Mountain Spurge, Smoke-on-the-Prairie, Snow in Summer, Snow on the Mountain, Snow-on-the-mountain, Snow Thoroughwort, Variegated Spurge
Flower detail Flower detail Variegated leaves Variegated leaves Leaves Leaves Form Form Euphorbia marginata Euphorbia marginata Fruit Fruit

Euphorbia milii

Christ Plant, Christ Thorn, Crown of Thorns, Crown-of-thorns
Large shrub in a container with pink bract Large shrub in a container with pink bract potted view, bright green leaves with tiny flowers potted view, bright green leaves with tiny flowers Shrub with red bracts and prickly stems. Shrub with red bracts and prickly stems. Shrub with red bracts and prickly stems. Shrub with red bracts and prickly stems. rounded bracts encircle tiny flowers. rounded bracts encircle tiny flowers. Creamy white round bracts subtending tiny flowers. Creamy white round bracts subtending tiny flowers.
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia myrsinites

Blue Spurge, Broad-Leaved Glaucous Spurge, Creeping Spurge, Donkeytail, Myrtle Euphorbia, Myrtle Spurge
Form in October in Davidson County, Tennessee Form in October in Davidson County, Tennessee Form with yellow cupped flowers on the tips in April in Cr Form with yellow cupped flowers on the tips in April in Cr Form with flower buds & pink flowers in May in Abruzzo, Italy Form with flower buds & pink flowers in May in Abruzzo, Italy Bluish sharp pointed leaves in August in Macedonia, Greece Bluish sharp pointed leaves in August in Macedonia, Greece Greenish round fruits in June in Tessaly, Greece Greenish round fruits in June in Tessaly, Greece

Euphorbia nutans

Eyebane, Nodding Spurge, Spotted Spurge
Chamaesyce nutans Chamaesyce nutans Chamaesyce nutans Chamaesyce nutans Chamaesyce nutans Chamaesyce nutans Chamaesyce nutans Chamaesyce nutans Chamaesyce nutans Chamaesyce nutans Chamaesyce nutans Chamaesyce nutans

Euphorbia palustris

Bog Spurge, Marsh Euphorbia, Marsh Spurge, Spurge, Swamp Spurge
close-up of flowers, spring, Davidson County, NC close-up of flowers, spring, Davidson County, NC Euphorbia palustris Form Close-up (Davidson CountyNC)-April Euphorbia palustris Form Close-up (Davidson CountyNC)-April
1 Cultivar/Variety

Euphorbia peplus

Cancer Weed, Petty Spurge, Radium Weed
small plant growing as a weed in a yard. small plant growing as a weed in a yard. Hand holding uprooted plant with many small leaves Hand holding uprooted plant with many small leaves Small plant with many leaves and greenish cyathia. Small plant with many leaves and greenish cyathia. Hand cradling leafy shoot. Hand cradling leafy shoot. Close-up of leafy shoots with cyathia. Close-up of leafy shoots with cyathia. Close-up showing mericarps and seeds with reticulate testa. Close-up showing mericarps and seeds with reticulate testa.

Euphorbia polygona 'Nova'

African Milk Barrel
Form Form Plant with many offshoots Plant with many offshoots Flowers Flowers Close up Close up Form Form Form Form

Euphorbia prostrata

Blue Weed, Ground Spurge, Prostrate Sandmat, Prostrate Spurge
leaves leaves leaves leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Chamaesyce prostrata stem Chamaesyce prostrata stem Chamaesyce prostrata leaf margin Chamaesyce prostrata leaf margin Chamaesyce prostrata habit Chamaesyce prostrata habit

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Christmas Flower, Christmas Star, Flame-Leaf Flower, Mexican Easter Flower, Painted Leaf, Poinsettia
Flower Form Flower Form Euphorbia pulcherrima Euphorbia pulcherrima Flower detail Flower detail Leaf detail Leaf detail Flower and leaf Flower and leaf Form Form
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia resinifera

African Spurge, Euphorbium, Moroccan Mound, Resin Spurge, Staghorn Coral
Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera Form in a pot Form in a pot Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera Close up Close up
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia rigida

Gopher Spurge, Rigid Spurge, Silver Spurge, Upright Myrtle Spurge
Yellow green bracts, Cyathium, and nectar glands Yellow green bracts, Cyathium, and nectar glands True flowers surrounding by bright green bracts True flowers surrounding by bright green bracts Close up of flower Close up of flower Flower cluster Flower cluster up close of bracts and nectar glands March Cathy DeWitt ccbyNCND up close of bracts and nectar glands March Cathy DeWitt ccbyNCND Leaves Leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Euphorbia royleana

Churee, Royle's Spurge, Sullu Spurge
Form with leaves Form with leaves Form no leaves Form no leaves Close up of flower Close up of flower Form in a pot Form in a pot

Euphorbia serpens

Creeping Spurge, Matted Sandmat, Prostrate Spurge, Round-leafed Spurge
leaves leaves Chamaesyce serpens Chamaesyce serpens Chamaesyce serpens Chamaesyce serpens Chamaesyce serpens Chamaesyce serpens leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Chamaesyce serpens Chamaesyce serpens

Euphorbia tirucalli

African Milkbush, Aveloz, Finger Tree, Indian Tree Spurge, Milkbush, Pencil Cactus, Pencil Tree, Petroleum Plant, Rubber Euphorbia
green, cylinder-like, pencil thick branchlets with tiny leaves green, cylinder-like, pencil thick branchlets with tiny leaves tiny green leaves on green pencil-like branchlets tiny green leaves on green pencil-like branchlets Euphorbia tirucalli Euphorbia tirucalli Euphorbia tirucalli Euphorbia tirucalli Form Form Close up Close up
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Myrtle-leaved Spurge, Redbird Flower, Slipper Flower, Zig Zag Plant
Pedilanthus tithymaloides Pedilanthus tithymaloides Pedilanthus tithymaloides Pedilanthus tithymaloides Pedilanthus tithymaloides Pedilanthus tithymaloides
4 Cultivars/Varieties