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Euphorbiaceae

Cliff spurge

Euphorbia misera Benth.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Euphorbia

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Cliff spurge: Euphorbia misera — Cliff spurge. At the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden , in Santa Barbara, California. Identified by sign.
Photo: Stickpen, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
崖大戟
English
Cliff spurge

Synonyms

  • Euphorbia benedicta Greene
  • Trichosterigma benedictum (Greene) Millsp.
  • Trichosterigma miserum Klotzsch & Garcke

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.