Euphorbia brachycera is a species of flowering plant in the Euphorbiaceae family.[1] It is referred to by the common name horned spurge and is native to Northern Mexico and the Rocky Mountains of the US. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing in spreading mats, with narrow green leaves and yellow flowerheads.[2] It can grow up to 2feet tall.[3] Some of its habitats include canyons, sandy or gravelly slopes, pine-oak woodlands, and mixed coniferous forest.[4]