Euphorbia brachycera

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

Euphorbia brachycera
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. brachycera
Binomial name
Euphorbia brachycera Engelm. (1858)
Subspecies
List[2] Euphorbia brachycera f. dichotoma (Daniels) Oudejans Euphorbia brachycera var. robusta (Engelm.) Dorn Euphorbia Montana Engelm. Euphorbia Montana var. robusta Engelm. Euphorbia Montana var. trifaris Norton Euphorbia odontadenia Boiss. Euphorbia philora (Cockerell) Tidestr. Euphorbia robusta (Engelm.) Small Euphorbia robusta var. interioris Norton Galarhoeus robustus (Engelm.) Rydb. Tithymalus brachycerus (Engelm.) Small Tithymalus fendleri Klotzsch & Garcke Tithymalus philorus Cockerell Tithymalus philorus f. dichotomus Daniels Tithymalus robustus (Engelm.) Small

Euphorbia brachycera is a species of flowering plant in the Euphorbiaceae family.^[3] It is referred to by the common name horned spurge and is native to Northern Mexico and the Rocky Mountains of the US.^[4] It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing in spreading mats, with narrow green leaves and yellow flowerheads.^[5] It can grow up to 2 feet (61 centimetres) tall.^[6] Some of its habitats include canyons, sandy or gravelly slopes, pine-oak woodlands, and mixed coniferous forest.^[7]