Euphorbiaceae
Grainfield spurge
Euphorbia segetalis
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (6)
- Basque
- Itsas esne-belar
- Catalan
- Lleteresa de camp
- English
- Grainfield spurge
- Macedonian
- Посевна млечка
- Slovenian
- Žitni mleček
- Spanish
- Beniña, Lechetrezna de vina, Lechetrezna de viña, Lechetrezna fina, Lechiterna amarga, Lichenteznas, Llechinterna, Lletrera
Synonyms
- Esula segetalis (L.) Haw.
- Euphorbia segetalis var. longibracteata (DC.) Boiss.
- Keraselma segetale (L.) Raf.
- Keraselma segetalis Raf.
- Tithymalus segetalis (L.) Hill
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.