Euphorbia lathyris L.

Euphorbia lathyris L.

EUPHORBIACEAE

- Spurge family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Euphorbia lathyris L.

Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 457 (1753)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Moleplant

English name: caper spurge

English name: gopherplant

Spanish name: tártago

French name: euphorbe épurge

Italian name: Euforbia catapuzia

German name: kreuzblättrige Wolfsmilch

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual

Synonyms:
= Euphorbia lathyrus L., orth. var.
= Galarhoeus lathyris (L.) Haw.
= Tithymalus lathyris (L.) Hill

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Euphorbiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:

Page counter: 1660 ( AVG: 220.8 / 219.469 )

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Euphorbia lathyris
Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain

Euphorbia lathyris
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Trieste, centro città, Civico Orto Botanico, TS, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Euphorbia lathyris
Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain

Euphorbia lathyris
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Mirna and Attilio Marzorati

Euphorbia lathyris
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Trieste, località Opicina, massicciata presso il grande passaggio a livello sulla strada per Rupinpiccolo., TS, FVG, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Mirna and Attilio Marzorati

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Aldo De Bastiani

Euphorbia lathyris
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Trieste, località Aquilinia, area prativa sulla sommità del Montedoro., TS, FVG, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Villiam Morelli

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Pino Perino

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Mirna and Attilio Marzorati

Euphorbia lathyris
Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Franco Rossi

Euphorbia lathyris
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Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Mirna and Attilio Marzorati

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Aldo De Bastiani

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Villiam Morelli

Euphorbia lathyris
Credit: Photo by Mirna and Attilio Marzorati

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AZ, CA, CT, GA, ID, IL, KY, MA, MD, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WV), CAN (BC, ON, QC)

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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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More species:
1) Euphorbia lathyrus L., orth. var. [203]
2) Euphorbia leucocephala Lotsy [1067]
3) Euphorbia lucida Waldst. & Kit. [281]
4) Euphorbia marginata Pursh [725]
5) Euphorbia milii Des Moul. [1536]
6) Euphorbia nephradenia Barneby [228]
7) Euphorbia oblongata Griseb. [226]
8) Euphorbia palustris L. [745]
9) Euphorbia polyphylla Engelm. ex Holz. [386]
10) Euphorbia reinwardtiana Steud. [254]

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