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Euphorbiaceae

American ipecac

Euphorbia ipecacuanhae L.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Euphorbia

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American ipecac: Carolina ipecac growing in the wild, in Jones County, North Carolina Published to iNaturalist by Austin Pursley
Photo: Austin Pursley, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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

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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.