Euphorbia lathyris L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Caper Spurge
🇫🇷 Euphorbe épurge, Euphorbe des jardins, Herbe-aux-taupes

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Fabids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Euphorbieae
Subtribe: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species: Euphorbia lathyris

Presence

Introduced.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Photographs

img/euphorbia-lathyris.webp — Euphorbia lathyris

img/euphorbia-lathyris-2.webp — Euphorbia lathyris

img/euphorbia-lathyris-3.webp — Euphorbia lathyris

img/euphorbia-lathyris-4.webp — Euphorbia lathyris

img/euphorbia-lathyris-5.webp — Euphorbia lathyris

img/euphorbia-lathyris-8.webp — Euphorbia lathyris - Fruit

img/euphorbia-lathyris-6.webp — Euphorbia lathyris - Leaf

img/euphorbia-lathyris-7.webp — Euphorbia lathyris - Cut stem with latex leaking

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 695). Biotope.