Common name
English: Petty spurge
German: Garten-Wolfsmilch
Portuguese: Ésula-redonda
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Malpighiales (99)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (78)(family description)
Genus: Euphorbia (29)
Epithet: peplus L. (1)
Synonyms: Esula minima Haw., Esula peplus (L.) Haw., Esula rotundifolia (Lam.) Gray, Euphorbia calabrica Huter, Porta & Rigo, Euphorbia chamaepeploides Lotsy, Euphorbia minima (Haw.) Mart., Euphorbia oleracea Pers., Euphorbia pusillima Post, Euphorbia rotundifolia (Lam.) Loisel., Euphorbia rubescens Link, Euphorbion peplum (L.) St.-Lag., Galarhoeus peplus (L.) Prokh., Keraselma oleraceum (Pers.) Raf., Keraselma peplus (L.) Raf., Keraselma reniforme Raf., Tithymalus auriculatus Lam., Tithymalus peplus (L.) Hill, Tithymalus rotundifolius Lam.
auriculatus => ear-shaped
calabrica => from Calabria, southern Italy
minima => very small
oleracea => edible garden herb
oleraceum => edible garden herb
peplus => derived from a generic name for the species
reniforme => kidney-shaped
rotundifolia => referring to the rounded leaves
rotundifolius => round-leaved
rubescens => becoming red, turning red
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, white
External links
Check for Euphorbia peplus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1680] Euphorbia peplus - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)