Common name
English: Hairy spurge
German: Behaarte Wolfsmilch
Portuguese: Ésula-lanosa
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malpighiales (120)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (80)(family description)
Genus: Euphorbia (30)
Epithet: hirsuta L. (6)
Synonym: Euphorbia pubescens Vahl
hirsuta => having long distinct hairs, rough, hairy
pubescens => downy, slightly hairy
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: orange, yellow