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Taxon:
Euphorbia lathyris
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Euphorbia
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Euphorbioideae
Tribe:
Euphorbieae
Subtribe:
Euphorbiinae
Nomen number:
70275
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:457. 1753 "
E. lathyrus
" (corr. Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1048. 1759 & Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:655. 1762)
Comment:
"
lathyris
" is derived from the Greek word for this plant
Linnaeus's citations of Bauhin, Fuchs, and Camerarius were also corrected from "
Lathyrus
" to "
Lathyris
" in Sp. pl. ed. 2
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
10/26/1999
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Euphorbia lathyrus
L., orth. var.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Allan, H. H. B. et al.
1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
URL:
http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/index.aspx
Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty.
2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson.
1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Note:
poisonous
Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal.
1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 7:341-528.
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 164.
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al.
1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Govaerts, R. et al.
2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Harden, G. J., ed.
1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
Note:
lists as "
lathyrus
"
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Note:
lists as "
lathyrus
"
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Horvath, D.
2011.
Euphorbia
. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, plantation and ornamental crops 7:125-132.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire.
1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds.
1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
Note:
lists as "
lathyrus
"
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Note:
lists as "
lathyrus
"
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:98.
Munro, D. B.
Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/pp/poison?p_x=px
Nicolson, D. H.
1979. pers. comm. to E. E. Terrell
Note:
"
lathyris
" derived from Greek; Linnaeus corrected his epithet and citations in Sp. pl. ed. 2
Oudejans, R. C. H. M.
1990. World catalogue of species names published in the tribe Euphorbieae (Euphorbiaceae) with their geographical distribution
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson.
1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Rizk, A. M.
1987. The chemical constituents and economic plants of the
Euphorbiaceae
. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 94:316.
Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross.
1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1968. Flora europaea. 2:221.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Willis, J. H.
1970-1972. A handbook to plants in Victoria.
Note:
lists as "
lathyrus
"
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
caper spurge –
Reference(s)
gopherplant –
Reference(s)
moleplant –
Reference(s)
English (Canada)
caper spurge –
Reference(s)
French
euphorbe épurge –
Reference(s)
French (Canada)
euphorbe épurge –
Reference(s)
German
kreuzblättrige Wolfsmilch –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
catapúcia-menor –
Reference(s)
Spanish
lechetrezna –
Reference(s)
tártago –
Reference(s)
Swedish
korstörel –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Korean
sogsuja –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
mountainous regions
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sardinia
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
Corse
4
Naturalized
widely natzd.
6
Other
exact native range obscure
Native
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
(mountainous regions)
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Greece
,
Italy
(incl. Sardinia)
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
France
[Corse]
Naturalized
(widely natzd.)
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Fuels
potential as petroleum substitute/alcohol
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson.
1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Fuels
potential as petroleum substitute/alcohol
Rizk, A. M.
1987. The chemical constituents and economic plants of the
Euphorbiaceae
. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 94:316.
Materials
lipids
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson.
1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Note:
poisonous
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson.
1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Name
References