Euphorbia peplus L.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Esula peplus (L.) Haw.; Euphorbion peplum (L.) St.-Lag.; Galarhoeus peplus (L.) Prokh.; Keraselma peplus (L.) Raf.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Euphorbia peplus L.
  • Common name : Radium Weed, petty spurge, cancer weed, Milkweed, Wart-weed, Radium plant
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Weed of disturbed areas, roadsides, gardens, grasslands
  • Comments / notes : In India it is found in Jammu and Kashmir and Meghalaya.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Krit
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pantropics
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 215
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Euphorbia peplus. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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