Euphorbiaceae
Leafy spurge
Euphorbia esula
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (16)
- Arabic
- لاعية
- Catalan
- Euphorbe ésule
- Chinese
- 东北大戟, 乳浆大戟, 乳浆大戟（猫眼草）, 乳浆草, 华北大戟, 太鲁阁大戟, 宽叶乳浆大戟, 岷县大戟
- Czech
- Pryšec obecný
- Dutch
- Heksenmelk
- English
- Leafy spurge
- Estonian
- Kibe piimalill
- Finnish
- Kenttätyräkki
- French
- Euphorbe ésule, Euphorbe esule
- German
- Esels-Wolfsmilch, Euphorbe ésule, Scharfe Wolfsmilch
- Lithuanian
- Euphorbe ésule
- Russian
- Молочай острый, Молочай Вальдштейна
- Slovenian
- Ostri mleček
- Spanish
- Leche de hormiga, Leche de sapos
- Swedish
- Euphorbe ésule
- Welsh
- Llaethlys deiliog
Synonyms
- Euphorbia esula var. cyparioides Boiss.
- Euphorbia esula var. esulifolia (Thell.) Kuzmanov
- Euphorbia esula var. genuina Boiss.
- Euphorbia esula var. mosana (Lej.) Boiss.
- Euphorbia jaxartica Prokh.
- Euphorbia kaleniczenkii Czern. ex Trautv.
- Euphorbion esulum (L.) St.-Lag.
- Flueggea esula subsp. maackii Hurus.
- Galarhoeus esula Rydb.
- Keraselma esula Raf.
- Tithymalus esula Hill
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 1,224 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 5 July 2005 18:18, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Petr Harant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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.