Euphorbia dulcis L. is a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Euphorbia dulcis L. (Euphorbia dulcis L.)
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Euphorbia dulcis L.

Euphorbia dulcis L.

Sweet spurge (Euphorbia dulcis) is a European Euphorbia species, with its purple-foliaged 'Chameleon' cultivar commonly grown in gardens.

Family
Genus
Euphorbia
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Euphorbia dulcis L.

Euphorbia dulcis, commonly called sweet spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia that is native to Europe. This species is less acrid in taste than other members of the Euphorbia genus, which is why it was given the specific epithet "dulcis", meaning "sweet". The purple-foliaged cultivar 'Chameleon' is the form of this species most commonly planted in gardens.

Photo: (c) HermannFalkner/sokol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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