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painted spurge
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
Euphorbia heterophylla is a widespread weedy spurge that produces toxic milky latex and has evolved herbicide resistance.
Jerusalem Spurge
Euphorbia hierosolymitana Boiss.
Euphorbia hierosolymitana Boiss. is a spineless hairless shrub native to parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and Transcaucasia.
Asthma Plant
Euphorbia hirta L.
Euphorbia hirta L. is an annual hairy herb with opposite leaves, unisexual flowers, and three-valved hairy fruit capsules.
graceful spurge
Euphorbia hypericifolia L.
Euphorbia hypericifolia L. is a hairless euphorbia native to tropical Americas, once used by Cherokee for skin eruptions.
hyssop spurge
Euphorbia hyssopifolia L.
Euphorbia hyssopifolia L. is an arching annual easily confused with the hairier E. nutans, distinguished by its characteristic seeds.
Common Tree Euphorbia
Euphorbia ingens E.Mey. ex Boiss.
Euphorbia ingens, the poisonous candelabra tree, is a southern African succulent with multiple uses.
Carolina ipecac
Euphorbia ipecacuanhae L.
Euphorbia ipecacuanhae is a perennial spurge native to the eastern US seaboard, once used as an emetic substitute for true ipecac.
Euphorbia lactiflua Phil.
Euphorbia lactiflua Phil.
Euphorbia lactiflua is an endemic shrub from northern Chile in the plant family Euphorbiaceae.
Lamarck's Spurge
Euphorbia lamarckii Sweet
Euphorbia lamarckii is a Canary Island shrub resembling Euphorbia regis-jubae with non-overlapping distribution in the western islands.
caper spurge
Euphorbia lathyris L.
Euphorbia lathyris L. is a poisonous, often invasive plant used in folk medicine for various conditions.
Slipper Plant
Euphorbia lomelii V.W.Steinm.
Euphorbia lomelii is a perennial succulent native to Sonora, Mexico, with several common names and a former scientific name.
Spotted spurge
Euphorbia maculata L.
Euphorbia maculata (spotted spurge) is a low-growing herb, toxic but also used for medicinal purposes in Asia.
snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata Pursh
Euphorbia marginata Pursh, or snow-on-the-mountain, is a plant with distinct white-marked foliage that emits large quantities of dimethyl sulfide.
Yellow Milkbush
Euphorbia mauritanica L.
Euphorbia mauritanica, or yellow milk bush, is a native African spurge widespread across Southern Africa and introduced to India.
red-gland spurge
Euphorbia melanadenia Torr. & A.Gray
Euphorbia melanadenia, or red-gland spurge, is a North American perennial herb native to dry, rocky desert and mountain habitats.
Cumberland spurge
Euphorbia mercurialina Michx.
Mercury spurge (Euphorbia mercurialina) is a spurge family plant native to the Southeastern United States, flowering in spring.
Coastal Beach Sandmat
Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia Jacq.
Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia is a Western Hemisphere coastal subshrub in the spurge family that flowers year-round.
Sonoran Sandmat
Euphorbia micromera Boiss.
Euphorbia micromera, or Sonoran sandmat, is an annual flowering herb native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Crown-of-Thorns
Euphorbia milii Des Moul.
Euphorbia milii, the Christ thorn, is a spiny succulent shrub grown ornamentally with moderately toxic sap.
cliff spurge
Euphorbia misera Benth.
Euphorbia misera Benth. is a drought-deciduous succulent shrub native to coastal southwestern North America.
Prairie Sandmat
Euphorbia missurica Raf.
Euphorbia missurica is an annual spurge found across central U.S. states in dry open habitats, with special concern status in Minnesota.
Donkey Tail
Euphorbia myrsinites L.
Euphorbia myrsinites (myrtle spurge) is an evergreen perennial, toxic, cultivated as an ornamental drought-tolerant plant.
Nice Spurge
Euphorbia nicaeensis All.
Euphorbia nicaeensis All. is a perennial herb or shrub native to parts of Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Algeria.
nodding spurge
Euphorbia nutans Lag.
Euphorbia nutans Lag. is an annual herb that produces small cyathium inflorescences and capsule-shaped fruits.
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