Euphorbia misera facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Euphorbia misera |
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Euphorbia
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misera
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Euphorbia misera, known by the common name cliff spurge, is a species of spurge in western North America.
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Distribution
The plant is native to Southern California and Baja California.
It is found in the Colorado Desert of the Sonoran Desert ecoregion, the coastline, and the southern Channel Islands in California. It is in the Sonoran Desert and on the coastline in Baja California.
Description
Euphorbia misera is a shrub standing erect and reaching 0.5–1 metre (1.6–3.3 ft) in height. It has small, rounded, hairy leaves and inflorescences at the tips of the branches.
The distinctive flower is hairy and glandular and has a central nectar disc with a bright red appendage with scalloped edges and a light yellow fringe. The style in the pistillate flower extends outward and is divided at the tip. The anthers are bright yellow.
The fruit is a spherical capsule with lobes containing round, wrinkled gray seeds.
Images for kids
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Euphorbia misera growing at Cabrillo National Monument with the San Diego Bay in the background
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Cyanthia growing out of axils, with the foliage and characteristic gnarled gray stems
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The developing fruit, note the small hairs
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The inflorescences and folded leaves
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Cyanthia with developing fruits and foliage
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The semi-succulent stems and gray bark
See also
In Spanish: Euphorbia misera para niños
