Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act Sec. 581.185-187, Florida Statutes. The spurge occurs in the pine rockland habitats of southern Florida. Limestone erosion results in frequent solution holes and jagged surface features.
Many plants root in limestone crevices.
Large numbers of endemic rockland plants occur in the understory. Euphorbia deltoidea ssp. The plants occur specifically in the herb layer of these habitats, forming mats over exposed limestone, and require periodic burning to prevent the shrub layer species from overshading them. Euphorbia deltoidea ssp. Euphorbia deltoidea ssp.