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Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia leucophylla Benth.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Euphorbia

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Euphorbia leucophylla: Also known as White Leafy Spurge, and for some reason it is called Golandrina in its native northwestern Mexico. Used in folk medicine for snake bites and other
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Chamaesyce leucophylla Millsp.
  • Euphorbia biserrata Millsp.
  • Euphorbia leucophylla subsp. comcaacorum V.W.Steinm. & Felger
  • Euphorbia leucophylla subsp. leucophylla
  • Euphorbia velutina Greene

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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.