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Euphorbia tirucalli L.
Pencil-cactus, Pencil tree, Indian tree spurg

Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Cultivated Only

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Euphorbia tirucalli available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Euphorbia tirucalli has been found in the following 12 conservation areas :
Blue Heron Hammock, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Not Native, Cultivated Only
Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve	Present	Not Native, Cultivated Only
Dove Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Not Native, Cultivated Only
Everglades National Park	Possibly Extirpated	Not Native, Cultivated Only
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park	Possibly Extirpated	Not Native, Cultivated Only
Lake San Pedro Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Not Native, Cultivated Only
Loggerhead Park	Present	Not Native, Cultivated Only
National Key Deer Refuge	Present	Not Native, Cultivated Only
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	Present	Not Native, Cultivated Only
Snake Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Not Native, Cultivated Only
Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Not Native, Cultivated Only
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park	Present	Not Native, Cultivated Only

	Occurrence	Native Status
Euphorbia tirucalli has been found in the following 2 counties :
Collier County		Not Native, Cultivated Only
Lee County		Not Native, Cultivated Only