| Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Euphorbia amygdaloides L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl.: 1: 463 (1753) |
| Native Range | Medit., Europe to w. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | leaves 3-8cm, oblanceolate, dark green, sparsely hirsute, umbels to 12cm wide, involucral bracts yellow-green |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Characias amygdaloides (L.) Gray Esula amygdaloides (L.) Haw. Esula sylvatica (L.) Haw. Euphorbia amygdaloides f. biennis (Maire) Oudejans Euphorbia amygdaloides var. biennis Maire Euphorbia amygdaloides var. chaixiana (Timb.-Lag.) Boiss. Euphorbia amygdaloides f. fissicornis Hayek Euphorbia amygdaloides f. ligulata (Chaub.) O.Bolós & Vigo Euphorbia amygdaloides var. ligulata (Chaub.) Boiss. Euphorbia amygdaloides f. minor (Gaudin) Oudejans Euphorbia amygdaloides f. purpurata (Coss. & Germ.) Oudejans Euphorbia amygdaloides var. sventenii (Marcet) Losa Euphorbia amygdaloides f. verticillata Merino Euphorbia amygdaloides f. villosa Merino Euphorbia chaixiana Timb.-Lagr. Euphorbia ligulata Chaub. Euphorbia micans Scheele Euphorbia nemoralis Salisb. Euphorbia sanguinea Thore Euphorbia sventenii Marcet Euphorbia sylvatica L. Euphorbia sylvatica var. minor Gaudin Euphorbia sylvatica subvar. purpurata Coss. & Germ. Euphorbia turneri Druce Keraselma sylvaticum (L.) Raf. Tithymalus amygdaloides (L.) Garsault Tithymalus sylvaticus (L.) Hill |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |