Common name
English: Cushion spurge
German: Vielfarbige Wolfsmilch
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Malpighiales (111)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (77)(family description)
Genus: Euphorbia (27)
Epithet: epithymoides L. (1)
Synonyms: Euphorbia jacquinii Fenzl ex Boiss., Euphorbia lingulata Heuff., Euphorbia microsperma (Murb.) K.Malý, Euphorbia polychroma A.Kern., Galarhoeus epithymoides (L.) Haw., Pythius epithymoides (L.) Raf., Tithymalus epithymoides (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Tithymalus fragifer Klotzsch & Garcke, Tithymalus jacquinii (Fenzl ex Boiss.) Soják, Tithymalus lingulatus (Heuff.) Soják
epithymoides => thyme-like
jacquinii => in honor of Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquinn (1727-1817), dutch born austrian scientist who studied medicine, chemistry and botany
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, yellow
