Flowering Spurge - Euphorbia corollata

Euphorbia corollata, also known as Flowering Spurge, is a perennial wildflower native to Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. It reaches up to 3 feet in height, but may be shorter in dry conditions with low competition. It easily inhabits a wide range of soils, including clay, sand, and gravel, but it prefers not to be crowded by other vegetation. It likes full to partial sun and can be found in a variety of habitats from beaches to bright forests and forest edges. Michigan Flora describes its Michigan habitats as "sandy, dry plains and savanna (oak, sassafras, jack pine); fields and prairies; railroads and other disturbed ground."
 
Popular with a wide variety of pollinators, the loose clusters of white flowers bloom all summer and support many native bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Birds, including larger game birds, eat the seeds in the fall. Theoretically deer resistant because of latex in the sap, but our overpopulated deer did not get the memo.