Tag Archives: Euphorbia corollata
Know Your Natives – Flowering Spurge
Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata) of the Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) is an herbaceous perennial with cyathia (false flowers) that have outward flared, white petaloid appendages growing from the rim of the involucre (modified receptacle). Genus name recognizes Euphorbus, a Greek physician. … Continue reading
Threebirds Orchid One of August Delights on Kings River Falls Hike
(Story by Burnetta Hinterthuer) OCT. 30, 2011 | While driving Highway 16 on August 28, 2011, I noticed white flowers blooming along the highway but couldn’t get a really good view of them. Slowing down, I realized that they were … Continue reading
