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Euphorbiaceae

Prostrate spurge

Euphorbia inaequilatera Sond.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Euphorbia

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Prostrate spurge: Euphorbia inaequilatera , plant with cyathia; grassland, between Schweizer-Reneke and Bloemhof, North West, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Afrikaans
Gladde rooiopslag euphorbia, Gladdekruipmelkkruid, Lipbossie, Rooiopslag
English
Prostrate spurge, Smooth creeping milkweed, Smooth prostrate euphorbia
Southern Sotho
Hlabo

Synonyms

  • Alectoroctonum sanguineum Klotzsch & Garcke
  • Anisophyllum inaequilaterum (Sond.) Klotzsch & Garcke
  • Anisophyllum mundii Klotzsch & Garcke
  • Anisophyllum setigerum Klotzsch & Garcke
  • Chamaesyce granulata var. dentata (N.E.Br.) V.S.Raju & P.N.Rao
  • Chamaesyce inaequilatera (Sond.) Soják
  • Chamaesyce inequilatera (Sond.) Soják
  • Euphorbia granulata var. dentata N.E.Br.
  • Euphorbia granulata var. glabra Maire
  • Euphorbia haematodes Boiss.
  • Euphorbia hypericifolia var. pusilla Webb
  • Euphorbia inaequalis N.E.Br.
  • Euphorbia inaequilatera var. dentata (N.E.Br.) M.G.Gilbert
  • Euphorbia inaequilatera var. dentata N.E.Br.
  • Euphorbia inaequilatera var. jemenica (Schweinf.) Oudejans
  • Euphorbia inaequilatera var. perennis N.E.Br.
  • Euphorbia inaequilatera var. spanothrix S.Carter
  • Euphorbia intermedia Hochst. ex Boiss.
  • Euphorbia nelsii Pax
  • Euphorbia parvifolia E.Mey.
  • Euphorbia parvifolia E.Mey. ex Boiss.
  • Euphorbia parvifolia var. laxa Boiss.
  • Euphorbia sanguinea Hochst. & Steud. ex Benth.
  • Euphorbia sanguinea var. intermedia Boiss.
  • Euphorbia sanguinea var. jemenica Schweinf.
  • Euphorbia sanguinea var. natalensis Boiss.
  • Euphorbia sanguinea var. setigera (Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss.
  • Euphorbia setigera E.Mey.

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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.