Euphorbiaceae
Dwarf spurge
Euphorbia exigua
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (26)
- Arabic
- فربيون صغير, حلبلوب صغير
- arz
- فربيون صغير
- Belarusian
- Малачай мізэрны
- Bulgarian
- Малка млечка
- Catalan
- Eufòrbia exigua, Lletera exigua, Lleteresa, Lleterola, Lleterola exigua, Mal d’ulls
- Czech
- Pryšec drobný
- Danish
- Liden Vortemælk
- dsb
- Małe wjelkowe mloko
- Dutch
- Kleine wolfsmelk
- English
- Dwarf spurge
- Estonian
- Väike piimalill
- Finnish
- Pikkutyräkki
- French
- Euphorbe fluette, Euphorbe exiguë, Petite euphorbe, Petite ésule
- German
- Kleine Wolfsmilch
- hsb
- Mała mlóčeń
- Macedonian
- Мала млечка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Småvortemelk
- Persian
- فرفیون کوچک
- Polish
- Wilczomlecz drobny
- Russian
- Молочай малый
- Slovak
- Mliečnik drobný
- Slovenian
- Mali mleček
- Spanish
- Euforbio enano, Hierba traidora, Lechetrezna romeral, Lechetreznilla, Lechetreznilla romeral, Sonajillas lecheras
- Swedish
- Småtörel
- Ukrainian
- Молочай дрібненький
- Welsh
- Corlaethlys
Synonyms
- Esula exigua (L.) Haw.
- Keraselma exiguum (L.) Raf.
- Tithymalus exiguus Lam.
- Tithymalus exiguus (L.) Hill
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 165 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wouter Van Landuyt, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan-Xp, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Aroche assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Aroche assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vladimír Fuka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: N-Baudet, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.