Euphorbiaceae
Cushion spurge
Euphorbia epithymoides
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (16)
- Bulgarian
- Многоцветна млечка
- Chinese
- 多色大戟
- Czech
- Pryšec mnohobarvý
- Dutch
- Kleurige wolfsmelk
- English
- Cushion spurge
- Finnish
- Kultatyräkki
- French
- Euphorbe dorée, Euphorbe faux thym, Euphorbe multicolore, Euphorbe polychrome
- German
- Vielfarbige Wolfsmilch, Goldwolfsmilch
- hsb
- Pisana mlóčeń
- Hungarian
- Színeváltó kutyatej
- Macedonian
- Шарена млечка, Свилареста млечка, Јазичеста млечка
- Polish
- Wilczomlecz pstry, Ostromlecz pstry
- Russian
- Молочай многоцветный
- Slovenian
- Mnogobarvni mleček
- Swedish
- Gulltörel
- Ukrainian
- Молочай багатобарвний
Synonyms
- Euphorbia epithymoides f. glabrescens Rostański
- Euphorbia epithymoides subsp. lingulata (Heuff.) Nyman
- Euphorbia epithymoides var. glaberrima H.Lindb.
- Euphorbia epithymoides var. jacquinii Fiori
- Euphorbia epithymoides var. polychroma (A.Kern.) Nyman
- Euphorbia fragifera Schur
- Euphorbia jacquinii Fenzl ex Boiss.
- Euphorbia lingulata Heuff.
- Euphorbia microsperma (Murb.) Maly
- Euphorbia polychroma Kern.
- Euphorbia polychroma f. denticulata Rohlena
- Euphorbia polychroma f. longifolia Beck
- Euphorbia polychroma subsp. lingulata (Heuff.) Soó
- Euphorbia polychroma subsp. microsperma (Murb.) Beck
- Euphorbia polychroma var. microsperma Murb.
- Euphorbia villosa Friwald. ex Boiss.
- Galarhoeus epithymoides (L.) Haw.
- Pythius epithymoides (L.) Raf.
- Tithymalus epithymoides (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke
- Tithymalus epithymoides subsp. microspermus (Murb.) Soják
- Tithymalus epithymoides var. microspermus (Murb.) Soják
- Tithymalus fragifer Klotzsch & Garcke
- Tithymalus jacquinii (Fenzl ex Boiss.) Soják
- Tithymalus lingulatus (Heuff.) Soják
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Chrumps, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Vlastimil Čech, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.