Euphorbia piscatoria Aiton is a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Euphorbia piscatoria Aiton

Euphorbia piscatoria Aiton

Euphorbia piscatoria (fish-stunning spurge) is a shrubby succulent flowering plant endemic to Madeira with CITES-regulated trade.

Family
Genus
Euphorbia
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Euphorbia piscatoria Aiton

Euphorbia piscatoria, commonly known as the fish-stunning spurge, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. This species is endemic to the Madeira archipelago. It is a shrubby succulent. Like most other succulent members of the genus Euphorbia, trade in Euphorbia piscatoria is regulated under Appendix II of CITES.

Photo: (c) Konrad and Roland Greinwald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Konrad and Roland Greinwald · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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