Common name
English: Hairy spurge
German: Behaarte Wolfsmilch
Portuguese: Ésula-lanosa
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2141)
Order: Malpighiales (111)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (77)(family description)
Genus: Euphorbia (27)
Epithet: hirsuta L. (5)
Synonyms: Euphorbia bonae Mutel, Euphorbia bonii Mutel, Euphorbia crispata Willd., Euphorbia gussoneana Lojac., Euphorbia hirsuta (Willd. ex Hornem.) Oudejans, Euphorbia leucotricha Boiss., Euphorbia platyphyllos (Vahl) Knoche, Euphorbia pubescens Vahl, Euphorbia sera-comans Bubani, Euphorbia vahliana Guss., Euphorbia vahlii Jacq., Galarhoeus pubescens (Vahl) Fourr., Tithymalus caesalpini Bubani, Tithymalus mucronata Raf., Tithymalus pubescens (Vahl) Samp., Tithymalus sera-comans (Bubani) Bubani
hirsuta => having long distinct hairs, rough, hairy
mucronata => terminating, an organ with a straight, stiff and sharp point
platyphyllos => flat or broad leaf
pubescens => downy, slightly hairy
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: orange, yellow