Euphorbiaceae

Myrtle spurge

Euphorbia myrsinites L.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia

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Common names

By language (12)

Bulgarian: Мирсинитска млечка
Chinese: 香桃木大戟, 地衣大戟, 香桃大戟
Czech: Pryšec myrtovitý
English: Myrtle spurge
French: Euphorbe de Corse, Myrte surge
German: Walzen-Wolfsmilch
Greek: Ευφορβία η μυρσινίτης
Macedonian: Миртова млечка
Persian: فرفیون فرانسوی
Polish: Wilczomlecz mirtowaty
Russian: Молочай миртолистный
Swedish: Myrtentörel

Synonyms

Endoisila myrsinites Raf.
Euphorbion myrsinitum St.-Lag.
Galarhoeus myrsinites Haw.
Murtekias myrsinites Raf.
Tithymalus myrsinites (L.) Hill

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

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.