Euphorbiaceae
American ipecac
Euphorbia ipecacuanhae
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- عرق الذهب الأمريكي
- English
- American ipecac
Synonyms
- Agaloma ipecacuanhae Nieuwl.
- Anisophyllum ipecacuanha Haw.
- Euphorbia atrorubens Engelm. ex Boiss.
- Euphorbia ipecacuanhae f. ipecacuanhae
- Euphorbia ipecacuanhae f. linearis (Moldenke) Fernald
- Euphorbia ipecacuanhae var. portulacoides (L.) Boiss.
- Tithymalopsis ipecacuanhae Small
- Tithymalopsis ipecacuanhae f. linearis Moldenke
- Tithymalopsis ipecacuanhae f. orbiculata Moldenke
- Tithymalopsis ipecacuanhae f. rubra Moldenke
- Tithymalus ipecacuanhae Klotzsch & Garcke
- Vallaris ipecacuana (L.) Raf.
- Vallaris ipecacuanhae (L.) Raf.
- Vallaris ipecacuanhae var. linearifolia Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

Photo: Austin Pursley, 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.