Euphorbia platyphyllos
Common names
broad-leaved spurge
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Green, Yellow
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1935
Origin
S.C., and W. Europe, W. Caucasia
Other information
Etymology
euphorbia: After Euphorbus, a Greek physician who served King Juba of Numidia in 12BC. Juba named a cactus to honour Euphorbus and later Linnaeus named the entire genus after the physician.