Euphorbia caput-medusae
A species in the Euphorbiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Species
- Euphorbia caput-medusae
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Euphorbia caput-medusae. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
26 synonyms in this snapshot
- Dactylanthes tuberculataName author: (Jacq.) Haw.
- Euphorbia bolusiiName author: N.E.Br.
- Euphorbia caput-medusae var. geminataName author: Aiton
- Euphorbia caput-medusae var. majorName author: Aiton
- Euphorbia caput-medusae var. minorName author: Aiton
- Euphorbia commeliniiName author: DC.
- Euphorbia confluensName author: Nel
- Euphorbia fructus-pini var. geminataName author: Sweet
- Euphorbia fructuspiniName author: Mill.
- Euphorbia geminataName author: (Ait.) Marloth ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
- Euphorbia macowaniiName author: N.E.Br.
- Euphorbia marlothianaName author: N.E.Br.
- Euphorbia medusaeName author: Thunb.
- Euphorbia medusaeName author: Panz.
- Euphorbia muiriiName author: N.E.Br.
- Euphorbia parvimammaName author: Boiss.
- Euphorbia ramiglansName author: N.E.Br.
- Euphorbia ramiglans var. confluensName author: (Nel) van Veldh.
- Euphorbia tessellataName author: (Haw.) Steud.
- Euphorbia tuberculataName author: Jacq.
- Euphorbia tuberculata var. macowaniiName author: (N.E.Br.) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
- Euphorbia tuberculatoidesName author: N.E.Br.
- Medusea fructus-piniName author: Haw.
- Medusea majorName author: Haw.
- Medusea tessellataName author: Haw.
- Medusea tuberculataName author: Klotzsch & Garcke
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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