Index / Search / Euphorbia esula
§1 Plant
Euphorbia esula L.
vernacular leafy spurge — species · Euphorbiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Euphorbia
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 644 counties across 33 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 644 counties across 33 states/territories.
Arizona view state ↗ 1 I ▾
California view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 20 I ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 42 I ▾
- Ada 16001
- Adams 16003
- Bannock 16005
- Bear Lake 16007
- Benewah 16009
- Bingham 16011
- Blaine 16013
- Boise 16015
- Bonner 16017
- Bonneville 16019
- Boundary 16021
- Butte 16023
- Camas 16025
- Canyon 16027
- Caribou 16029
- Cassia 16031
- Clark 16033
- Clearwater 16035
- Custer 16037
- Elmore 16039
- Franklin 16041
- Fremont 16043
- Gem 16045
- Gooding 16047
- Idaho 16049
- Jefferson 16051
- Jerome 16053
- Kootenai 16055
- Latah 16057
- Lemhi 16059
- Lewis 16061
- Lincoln 16063
- Madison 16065
- Minidoka 16067
- Nez Perce 16069
- Oneida 16071
- Owyhee 16073
- Power 16077
- Teton 16081
- Twin Falls 16083
- Valley 16085
- Washington 16087
Illinois view state ↗ 22 I ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Maine view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 8 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 38 I ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Emmet 26047
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Leelanau 26089
- Mackinac 26097
- Marquette 26103
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Missaukee 26113
- Montmorency 26119
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- Washtenaw 26161
Minnesota view state ↗ 79 I ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Marshall 27089
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rice 27131
- Rock 27133
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Sibley 27143
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Stevens 27149
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Missouri view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Montana view state ↗ 56 I ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Broadwater 30007
- Carbon 30009
- Carter 30011
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Custer 30017
- Daniels 30019
- Dawson 30021
- Deer Lodge 30023
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Garfield 30033
- Glacier 30035
- Golden Valley 30037
- Granite 30039
- Hill 30041
- Jefferson 30043
- Judith Basin 30045
- Lake 30047
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Liberty 30051
- Lincoln 30053
- Madison 30057
- McCone 30055
- Meagher 30059
- Mineral 30061
- Missoula 30063
- Musselshell 30065
- Park 30067
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Pondera 30073
- Powder River 30075
- Powell 30077
- Prairie 30079
- Ravalli 30081
- Richland 30083
- Roosevelt 30085
- Rosebud 30087
- Sanders 30089
- Sheridan 30091
- Silver Bow 30093
- Stillwater 30095
- Sweet Grass 30097
- Teton 30099
- Toole 30101
- Treasure 30103
- Valley 30105
- Wheatland 30107
- Wibaux 30109
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 53 I ▾
- Adams 31001
- Antelope 31003
- Banner 31007
- Boyd 31015
- Buffalo 31019
- Burt 31021
- Butler 31023
- Cedar 31027
- Cherry 31031
- Cheyenne 31033
- Clay 31035
- Colfax 31037
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dakota 31043
- Dawson 31047
- Dixon 31051
- Dodge 31053
- Garden 31069
- Garfield 31071
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Howard 31093
- Jefferson 31095
- Keya Paha 31103
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Loup 31115
- Madison 31119
- McPherson 31117
- Merrick 31121
- Nance 31125
- Otoe 31131
- Phelps 31137
- Pierce 31139
- Platte 31141
- Polk 31143
- Richardson 31147
- Rock 31149
- Saline 31151
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Stanton 31167
- Thomas 31171
- Thurston 31173
- Washington 31177
- Wayne 31179
Nevada view state ↗ 3 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 4 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 8 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 5 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 28 I ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Genesee 36037
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Madison 36053
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Westchester 36119
North Dakota view state ↗ 52 I ▾
- Adams 38001
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Foster 38031
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Griggs 38039
- Hettinger 38041
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- Logan 38047
- McHenry 38049
- McIntosh 38051
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Towner 38095
- Traill 38097
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 15 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 34 I ▾
- Adams 42001
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Cambria 42021
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Columbia 42037
- Cumberland 42041
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Warren 42123
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
South Dakota view state ↗ 46 I ▾
- Aurora 46003
- Beadle 46005
- Bennett 46007
- Bon Homme 46009
- Brookings 46011
- Brown 46013
- Brule 46015
- Butte 46019
- Campbell 46021
- Charles Mix 46023
- Clark 46025
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Custer 46033
- Davison 46035
- Day 46037
- Deuel 46039
- Douglas 46043
- Fall River 46047
- Faulk 46049
- Grant 46051
- Gregory 46053
- Hamlin 46057
- Hand 46059
- Hanson 46061
- Harding 46063
- Hutchinson 46067
- Jerauld 46073
- Kingsbury 46077
- Lake 46079
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- McCook 46087
- Miner 46097
- Minnehaha 46099
- Moody 46101
- Pennington 46103
- Perkins 46105
- Roberts 46109
- Sanborn 46111
- Spink 46115
- Todd 46121
- Tripp 46123
- Turner 46125
- Union 46127
- Yankton 46135
Utah view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Washington view state ↗ 20 I ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 34 I ▾
- Adams 55001
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Ozaukee 55089
- Portage 55097
- Rock 55105
- Sheboygan 55117
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waupaca 55135
- Winnebago 55139
Wyoming view state ↗ 23 I ▾
- Albany 56001
- Big Horn 56003
- Campbell 56005
- Carbon 56007
- Converse 56009
- Crook 56011
- Fremont 56013
- Goshen 56015
- Hot Springs 56017
- Johnson 56019
- Laramie 56021
- Lincoln 56023
- Natrona 56025
- Niobrara 56027
- Park 56029
- Platte 56031
- Sheridan 56033
- Sublette 56035
- Sweetwater 56037
- Teton 56039
- Uinta 56041
- Washakie 56043
- Weston 56045
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/EUES ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/8203538 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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