| Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Euphorbia epithymoides L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 656 (1762) |
| Native Range | c. & se. Europe to nw. Turkey, Libya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | leaves oblong, sessile, entire, stem leaves similar, smaller, bracts of involucre elliptic, obtuse, bright yellow rays of umbel 5, erect |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Euphorbia epithymoides var. glaberrima H.Lindb. Euphorbia epithymoides f. glabrescens Rostanski Euphorbia epithymoides var. jacquinii Fiori Euphorbia epithymoides var. polychroma (A.Kern.) Nyman Euphorbia epithymoides ssp. lingulata (Heuff.) Nyman Euphorbia fragifera Schur Euphorbia jacquinii Fenzl ex Boiss. Euphorbia lingulata Heuff. Euphorbia microsperma (Murb.) K.Malý Euphorbia polychroma A.Kern. Euphorbia polychroma f. denticulata Rohlena Euphorbia polychroma ssp. lingulata (Heuff.) Soó Euphorbia polychroma f. longifolia Beck Euphorbia polychroma var. microsperma Murb. Euphorbia polychroma ssp. microsperma ((Murb.) Beck Euphorbia villosa Friv. ex Boiss. Galarhoeus epithymoides (L.) Haw. Pythius epithymoides (L.) Raf. Tithymalus epithymoides (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke Tithymalus epithymoides var. microspermus (Murb.) Soják Tithymalus fragifer Klotzsch & Garcke Tithymalus jacquiniii (Fenzl ex Boiss.) Soják Tithymalus lingulatus (Heuff.) Soják |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (LBY Libya) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |