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Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge, spurge, wolf's milk, wolf's-milk
Mesa Verde National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Euphorbia esula L.
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Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Malpighiales, Family Euphorbiaceae, Genus Euphorbia, Species Euphorbia esula


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Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Bryce Canyon National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Dinosaur National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glacier National Park	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Morristown National Historical Park
Pipestone National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/25/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 9:53:19 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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