Species

Euphorbia dulcis

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.

Common Name(s)

purple spurge

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

This page last updated on 25 Jul 2014