Leafy Spurge Resources

Yampa River Leafy Spurge Project GIS datasets are available for download from the GIS Data page.

Identification

CDA Leafy Spurge Fact Sheet
— Information Sheet from the Colorado Department of Agriculture
USDA Leafy Spurge Fact Sheet
— Information Sheet from the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Scientific Overviews (Biology, Taxonomy and Control)

Field Guide for Managing Leafy Spurge in the Southwest
— USDA Forest Service Publication TP-R3-16-12. Revised June 2017.
Leafy, oblong and carnation spurge
— Excerpted from DiTomosato, et al. 2013. Weed Control in Natural Areas in the Western United States, Berkeley: University of California Weed Research & Information Center.
Leafy Spurge
— Nowierski and Pemberton. 2002. Excerpted from Van Driesche, R., et al., Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States, USDA Forest Service Publication FHTET-2002-04.
Leafy Spurge: Biology, Ecology and Management
— Goodwin, et al. Montana State University Bulletin, 2001.
Leafy Spurge Effects on Patterns of Plant Species Richness
— Butler and Cogan. 2004. Journal of Range Management 57(3): 305–311.
Plant Guide for Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula)
— St. John and Tilley. 2014. USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Plant Materials Center. Aberdeen, Idaho 83210

Biological Control

A Barrage of Beetles: Controlling Leafy Spurge Through Beetle Inundation
— Science Findings 146, September 2012. Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service.
Leafy Spurge Control Using Flea Beetles (Aphthona spp.)
— Lym. 2013. North Dakota State University Extension Service.

YRLSP-Sponsored Research

Remote mapping of leafy spurge in the Yampa River Basin.

— Mattilio. PowerPoint presentation, August 2021.

YRLSP Documents

Landowner Access Permission Form
Yampa River Leafy Spurge Project Brochure
YRLSP Biological Control Species ID Guide
YRLSP Biological Control Monitoring Protocol Instructions
YRLSP Biological Control Monitoring Data Sheet