Euphorbiaceae
Serrate spurge
Euphorbia serrata
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- فربيون منشاري, حلبلوب منشاري
- arz
- فربيون منشارى
- Catalan
- Lleteresa serrada
- Chinese
- 锯齒大戟, 锯齿大戟
- English
- Serrate spurge
- French
- Euphorbe dentée
- Macedonian
- Запчеста млечка
- Spanish
- Canamones purgantes, Chirrigüela borde, Esulas, Hierba de la purga, Lechetierna, Lechetrezna aserrada, Letrichernas, Mata lechera
Synonyms
- Chylogala serrata Fourr.
- Euphorbia serrata f. phylloclada (Lange) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Euphorbia serrata f. subacaulis (Rouy) Oudejans
- Euphorbia serrata f. ternata (Cout.) Oudejans
- Euphorbia serrata var. foliosa Sennen
- Euphorbia serrata var. longepedicellata Elías & Sennen
- Euphorbia serrata var. phylloclada Lange
- Euphorbia serrata var. subacaulis Rouy
- Euphorbia serrata var. tenuifolia Pers.
- Euphorbia serrata var. ternata Cout.
- Euphorbia serrata var. truncata Pers.
- Euphorbia truncata (Pers.) Loudon
- Galarhoeus serratus (L.) Haw.
- Tithymalus denticulatus Moench
- Tithymalus serratus Hill.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Naturgrama, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Naturgrama, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Naturgrama, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: claire Felloni, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Naturgrama, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Isidre blanc, 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.