Euphorbia peplus L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Petty Spurge
🇫🇷 Euphorbe péplus, Euphorbe des jardins, Euphorbe omblette, Ésule ronde

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 peplus

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Photographs

img/euphorbia-peplus.webp — Euphorbia peplus

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

img/euphorbia-peplus-3.webp — Euphorbia peplus - Flower close-up

img/euphorbia-peplus-4.webp — Euphorbia peplus - Flower and fruit close-up

img/euphorbia-peplus-5.webp — Euphorbia peplus - Cut stem with toxic latex leaking

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 701). Biotope.