Euphorbiaceae
Toothed spurge
Euphorbia dentata
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Euphorbia dentataEuphorbiaceae
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Common names
By language (5)
- arz
- الفربيون دنتاتا
- Chinese
- 齒裂大戟, 齿裂大戟, 紫斑大戟
- English
- Toothed spurge
- Japanese
- ユーフォルビア・デンタータ
- Swedish
- Tandtörel
Synonyms
- Anisophyllum dentatum (Michx.) Haw.
- Euphorbia aureocincta Croizat
- Euphorbia dentata f. dentata
- Euphorbia dentata var. linearis Engelm. ex Boiss.
- Euphorbia dentata var. rigida Engelm. ex Torr.
- Euphorbia fontanesii Steud.
- Euphorbia herronii Riddell
- Euphorbia purpureomaculata T.J.Feng & J.X.Huang
- Poinsettia dentata (Michx.) Klotzsch & Garcke
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.