Euphorbiaceae
Petty spurge
Euphorbia peplus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (37)
- Arabic
- فربيون ببلوس
- arz
- فربيون ببلوس
- Azerbaijani
- Dirrik südləyəni, Bostan südləyəni
- Belarusian
- Малачай бутэрлакавы
- Bulgarian
- Градинска млечка
- Catalan
- Euphorbe des jardins
- Chinese
- 南欧大戟, 南歐大戟, 荸艾類大戟, 癣草
- csb
- Wilczé zelé
- Czech
- Pryšec okrouhlý
- Danish
- Gaffel-Vortemælk
- dsb
- Zagrodne wjelkowe mloko
- Dutch
- Tuinwolfsmelk
- English
- Petty spurge, Cancer weed, Milkweed, Radium weed
- Estonian
- Aed-piimalill
- Finnish
- Kolmisädetyräkki
- French
- Euphorbe des jardins, Esule ronde, Ésule ronde, Euphorbe omblette
- German
- Garten-Wolfsmilch, Gartenwolfsmilch, Euphorbe des jardins
- Hebrew
- חלבלוב מצוי
- hsb
- Zahrodna mlóčeń
- Irish
- Gearr nimhe
- Italian
- Euforbia minore
- Japanese
- チャボタイゲキ
- Lithuanian
- Euphorbe des jardins
- Macedonian
- Градинарска млечка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Byvortemelk
- Persian
- فرفیون زگیل دار
- Polish
- Wilczomlecz ogrodowy
- Portuguese
- Ésula-redonda
- Quechua
- Awaka
- Russian
- Молочай огородный, Юфорбия пеплус
- Slovak
- Mliečnik okrúhlolistý
- Slovenian
- Vrtni mleček
- Spanish
- Lechearena, Lecherina brava, Lechibravía, Lechieterna, Tesula redonda, Titímalo, Tésula redonda, Lechecina
- Swedish
- Rävtörel, Euphorbe des jardins
- Turkish
- Küçük sütleğen
- Ukrainian
- Молочай городній
- Welsh
- Llaethlys bach
Synonyms
- Esula peplus (L.) Haw.
- Euphorbion peplum (L.) St.-Lag.
- Galarhoeus peplus (L.) Prokh.
- Galarhoeus peplus (L.) Haw. ex Rydb.
- Keraselma peplus (L.) Raf.
- Keraselma reniformis Raf.
- Tithymalus peplus (L.) Gaertn.
- Tithymalus peplus (L.) Hill
Flowers
- In flower
- December to October (from 1,339 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Vasily Reinkymov, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ahaislip, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, 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.