Euphorbia hirta
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 hirta
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Euphorbia hirta. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
35 synonyms in this snapshot
- Chamaesyce gemellaName author: (Lag.) Small
- Chamaesyce hirtaName author: (L.) Millsp.
- Chamaesyce hirta f. glaberrimaName author: (Koidz.) Hurus.
- Chamaesyce hirta f. litoralisName author: Hurus.
- Chamaesyce hirta var. glaberrimaName author: (Koidz.) H.Hara
- Chamaesyce hirta var. laeticinctaName author: Croizat
- Chamaesyce karwinskyiName author: (Boiss.) Millsp.
- Chamaesyce pekinensis var. glaberrimaName author: (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto
- Chamaesyce pilulifera var. glaberrimaName author: (Koidz.) H.Hara
- Chamaesyce roseiName author: Millsp.
- Desmonema hirtaName author: (L.) Raf.
- Ditrita hirtaName author: (L.) Raf.
- Ditritea hirtaName author: (L.) Raf.
- Euphorbia bancanaName author: Miq.
- Euphorbia capitataName author: Lam.
- Euphorbia chrysochaetaName author: W.Fitzg.
- Euphorbia gemellaName author: Lag.
- Euphorbia globuliferaName author: Kunth
- Euphorbia hirta var. destitutaName author: L.C.Wheeler
- Euphorbia hirta var. glaberrimaName author: Koidz.
- Euphorbia hirta var. typicaName author: L.C.Wheeler
- Euphorbia karwinskyiName author: Boiss.
- Euphorbia nodifloraName author: Steud.
- Euphorbia obliterataName author: Jacq.
- Euphorbia pilulifera f. humifusaName author: Domin
- Euphorbia pilulifera f. rubromaculataName author: Domin
- Euphorbia pilulifera f. viridisName author: Domin
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. arechavaletaeName author: Herter
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. discolorName author: Engelm.
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. glabrescensName author: Thell.
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. guaraniticaName author: Chodat & Hassl.
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. hirtaName author: (L.) Thell.
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. hirtaName author: (L.) Griseb.
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. obliterataName author: (Jacq.) Hitchc.
- Euphorbia verticillataName author: Vell.
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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