Euphorbiaceae

Asthma weed

Euphorbia hirta L.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia

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Asthma weed (Euphorbia hirta) — FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (36)

ace: Gaki mirahpati
Arabic: عشبة الربو
arz: عشبة الربو
Assamese: গাখীৰতী বন
Bambara: Dabadabilen
Bangla: দুধিয়া
bik: Tawa-tawa
Burmese: ကျွဲကျောင်းမင်သေ
Cebuano: Mangagaw, Tawa-tawa
Chinese: 飛揚草, 飞扬草, 乳籽草, 大样乳汁草, 大飞扬草, 飞杨草, 飞相草, 飛楊草
dag: Nooma bihili
English: Asthma weed, Cat's hair asthma plant, Common spurge, Pillpod sandmat
gor: Tabulotutu
Haitian Creole: Zèb malnomen
Hebrew: חלבלוב הכדורים
Hindi: बड़ी दुधी
Indonesian: Patikan kebo
Japanese: シマニシキソウ
lah: دودھک
mad: Ka'-sèka'an
Malagasy: Jean Robert, Kinonono
Malay: Pokok Ara Tanah
Malayalam: ചിത്തിരപ്പാല, നിലപ്പാല
Marathi: नायटी
mnw: ဍာ်တှ်ဇာဒိသိုၚ်၊ တၞံ
Nepali: दुधे झार
Odia: ଚିତାକୁଟି, ହରିହରିକା
Punjabi: ਵੱਡੀ ਦੋਧਕ
shn: ယႃႈတၢင်ႇၶႆႇဢွၼ်ႇ, ယႃႈတဵင်ႇၶႆႇ, ယႃႈယၢင်လိူင်ႇ, ယႃႈႁၢင်ဢိူင်ႇ
Spanish: Golondrina, Hierba de golondrina, Jiotosa, Riñonina, Hierba de la golondrina
Sundanese: Nanangkaan
szy: Nipaluma-sakipudas
Tamil: அம்மான் பச்சரிசி
Telugu: రెడ్డివారి నానబాలు
Thai: น้ำนมราชสีห์
Tongan: Sākisi

Synonyms

Chamaesyce gemella (Lag.) Small
Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.
Chamaesyce hirta f. glaberrima (Koidz.) Hurus.
Chamaesyce hirta f. litoralis Hurus.
Chamaesyce hirta var. glaberrima (Koidz.) H.Hara
Chamaesyce hirta var. laeticincta Croizat
Chamaesyce karwinskyi (Boiss.) Millsp.
Chamaesyce pekinensis var. glaberrima (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto
Chamaesyce pilulifera var. glaberrima (Koidz.) H.Hara
Chamaesyce rosei Millsp.
Desmonema hirta (L.) Raf.
Ditrita hirta (L.) Raf.
Ditritea hirta (L.) Raf.
Euphorbia bancana Miq.
Euphorbia capitata Lam.
Euphorbia chrysochaeta W.Fitzg.
Euphorbia gemella Lag.
Euphorbia globulifera Kunth
Euphorbia hirta var. destituta L.C.Wheeler
Euphorbia hirta var. glaberrima Koidz.
Euphorbia hirta var. typica L.C.Wheeler
Euphorbia karwinskyi Boiss.
Euphorbia nodiflora Steud.
Euphorbia obliterata Jacq.
Euphorbia pilulifera f. humifusa Domin
Euphorbia pilulifera f. humifusa Domin
Euphorbia pilulifera f. rubromaculata Domin
Euphorbia pilulifera f. rubromaculata Domin
Euphorbia pilulifera f. viridis Domin
Euphorbia pilulifera f. viridis Domin
Euphorbia pilulifera var. arechavaletae Herter
Euphorbia pilulifera var. discolor Engelm.
Euphorbia pilulifera var. glabrescens Thell.
Euphorbia pilulifera var. guaranitica Chodat & Hassl.
Euphorbia pilulifera var. hirta (L.) Thell.
Euphorbia pilulifera var. hirta (L.) Griseb.
Euphorbia pilulifera var. obliterata (Jacq.) Hitchc.
Euphorbia verticillata Vell.

Flowers

In flower: all year (from 1,478 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Helio Lourencini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.