Contains 12 genera and 50 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
EUPHORBIACEAE
Dicot
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Many species in this family may be toxic (Webster 1986). Phyllanthaceae and Putranjivaceae are two families recently split from Euphorbiaceae that occur in Florida, as these families do not appear to be very closely related (Sun et al. 2016).
Classification
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MALPIGHIALES
EUPHORBIACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acalypha | THREESEED MERCURY | 5 | ||
| Argythamnia | SILVERBUSH | 1 | ||
| Cnidoscolus | CNIDOSCOLUS | 1 | ||
| Croton | CROTON | 9 | ||
| Ditrysinia | SEBASTIAN-BUSH | 1 | ||
| Euphorbia | SPURGE; SANDMAT | 25 | ||
| Mercurialis | 1 | |||
| Ricinus | RICINUS | 1 | ||
| Stillingia | TOOTHLEAF | 2 | ||
| Tragia | NOSEBURN | 2 | ||
| Triadica | 1 | |||
| Vernicia | VERNICIA | 1 |