Euphorbiaceae
Upright myrtle spurge
Euphorbia rigida
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- حلبلوب صلب
- English
- Upright myrtle spurge
- Greek
- Αγλέορας, Αγλέουρας, Αγλέουρο
- Polish
- Wilczomlecz mocny
Synonyms
- Euphorbia biglandulosa Desf.
- Euphorbia biglandulosa var. mauretanica Maire
- Euphorbia phlomos P.Candargy
- Euphorbia pungens [Soland.]
- Euphorbia rigida var. mauretanica (Maire) Oudejans
- Euphorbia suffruticosa Forssk.
- Galarhoeus rigidus (M.Bieb.) Haw.
- Tithymalus biglandulosus (Desf.) Haw.
- Tithymalus rigidus (M.Bieb.) Soják
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Seán A. O'Hara, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Seán A. O'Hara, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacopo Werther, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.