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Scientific Name
Euphorbia lathyris
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Euphorbia lathyris L.
Park
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Caper spurge, Gopher Plant
Park Synonyms
Euphorbia lathyrus
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderRosanae
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusEuphorbia
SpeciesEuphorbia lathyris
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
present in freshwater marshes at Tomales Point; Data Source: Lathrop, Kimberly T. 1981. Plant communities for the elk range Point Reyes National Seashore. BibKey #93207
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Reviewed by Kim Cooper and Shelly Benson, Biologist and BioTech
Abundance
Unknown
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    well near Youth Hostel and Muddy Hollow, controlled only opportunistically when few plants are present
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
5
References
3
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
TJM - I&M Office
Created Date
5/6/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Susan ONeil
Last Modified Date
2/7/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Converted from PORE Word file 'GF PORE Plant List - Revision 2.doc' by I&M Office
Other Parks
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
John Muir National Historic Site (JOMU)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
Shenandoah National Park (SHEN)
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