Toxic beauty: Exotic invaders versus native beauty on Colorado's Front Range
Journal: CU Scholar (University of Colorado Boulder)
Year: 2016

Most wildland experts agree that indigenous species in the Americas have increased rates of extinction due to the influx of Europe plants. While human development is the main threat to wildland species, today all states have noxious weed boards and lists of troublesome non-native plants. One undesirable newcomer is Myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites), an escaped ornamental garden perennial with toxic properties now increasing on Western wild and agricultural land. In Colorado, the plant is “ill