Spurge
\n| Spurges |
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\n| Scientific classification |
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| Species |
\n\nE. aaron-rossii\n E. agraria\n E. antisyphilitica\n E. bicolor\n E. bifurcata\n E. bilobata\n E. brachycera\n E. caunculata\n E. chamaesula\n E. commutata\n E. corollata\n E. cotinifolia\n E. crenulata\n E. cuphosperma\n E. curtisii\n E. cyathophora\n E. cyparissias\n E. damarana\n E. davidii\n E. dendroides\n E. dentata\n E. discoidalis\n E. epithymoides\n E. eriantha\n E. esula\n E. exigua\n E. exserta\n E. exstipulata\n E. falcata\n E. floridana\n E. gaudichaudii\n E. X gayeri\n E. graminea\n E. haeleeleana\n E. helioscopia\n E. helleri\n E. hernariifolia\n E. heterophylla\n E. hexagona\n E. incisa\n E. innocua\n E. inundata\n E. ipecacuanhae\n E. josei\n E. lactea\n E. lancifolia\n E. lathyris\n E. leucocephala\n E. longicruris\n E. lucida\n E. macropus\n E. marginata\n E. mellifera\n E. mercurialina\n E. milii\n E. misera\n E. myrsinites\n E. nephradenia\n E. neriifolia\n E. nudicaulis\n E. oblongata\n E. oerstediana\n E. palmeri\n E. paralias\n E. peplidion\n E. peplus\n E. petiolaris\n E. pinetorum\n E. platyphylla\n E. platyphyllos\n E. polyphylla\n E. X pseudoesula\n E. pubentissima\n E. pulcherrima\n E. purpurea\n E. radians\n E. resinifera\n E. roemerana\n E. roemeriana\n E. segetalis\n E. serrata\n E. spathulata\n E. strictior\n E. telephioides\n E. terracina\n E. tetrapora\n E. texana\n E. tirucalli\n E. trichotoma\n E. virosa\n E. wrightii\n\n |
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Spurges (
genus Euphorbia) are a large genus of
plants that are mostly shrubby,
herbaceous succulents, affording an acrid, often
poisonous milky juice. \nSome of them are armed with
thornss. Most plants of the spurge genus yield powerful
emetic and
cathartic products.
Species with Common Names
\n*Poinsettia\n*Mole plant or Caper spurge (
Euphorbia lathyris)\n*
Leafy spurge (
Euphorbia esula)
Reference
\nITIS - Euphorbiaas of 2002-07-13