Common name
English: Purple Spurge
German: Sumpfquendel-Wolfsmilch
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Malpighiales (111)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (77)(family description)
Genus: Chamaesyce (4)
Epithet: peplis (L.) Prokh. (1)
Synonyms: Euphorbia peplis L., Euphorbia rubescens Link
peplis => name for Chamaesyce peplis recorded by Pedanius Dioscorides (40—90 AD), a Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist
rubescens => becoming red, turning red
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, red
External links
Check for Chamaesyce peplis at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [790] Chamaesyce peplis - Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
