Euphorbia L.
(spurges)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Euphorbia amygdaloides
Wood Spurge
Plant (Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 11 images
Euphorbia esula x waldsteinii = E. x pseudovirgata
twiggy spurge
(Click to open)
 		Species hybrid 18 images
Euphorbia exigua
Dwarf Spurge
(Click to open)
 		Species 3 images
Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge
Plant (Click to open)
 		Species 20 images
Euphorbia oblongata
Balkan Spurge
Plant (Click to open)
 		Species 6 images
Euphorbia paralias
Sea Spurge
(Click to open)
 		Species 7 images
Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge
(Click to open)
 		Species 12 images
Euphorbia portlandica
Portland Spurge
(Click to open)
 		Species 33 images
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Poinsettia
Species 1 ident. refs
Euphorbia serrulata
Upright Spurge
Inflorescence (Click to open)
 		Species 7 images
Euphorbia (unidentified)
Unidentified Spurges
(Click to open)
 		Unidentified 1 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusEuphorbia (spurges)
FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE (spurges)
OrderMALPIGHIALES (poplars, willows, St John’s worts, spurges and violets)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Euphorbia Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
Poland, J. 2005 Milk matters - the importance of latex in vegetative identification BSBI News No 100: 21-22.

Euphorbia (spurges) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Euphorbia (spurges)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 119 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Euphorbia (spurges)
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