Euphorbia polygona
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 polygona
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1803
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Euphorbia polygona. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
19 synonyms in this snapshot
- Euphorbia anopliaName author: Stapf
- Euphorbia cucumerinaName author: Willd.
- Euphorbia horridaName author: Boiss.
- Euphorbia horrida var. majorName author: A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
- Euphorbia horrida var. noorsveldensisName author: A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
- Euphorbia horrida var. striataName author: A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
- Euphorbia polygona var. albaName author: D.H.Schnabel
- Euphorbia polygona var. ambiguaName author: D.H.Schnabel
- Euphorbia polygona var. anopliaName author: (Stapf) D.H.Schnabel
- Euphorbia polygona var. exilisName author: D.H.Schnabel
- Euphorbia polygona var. hebdomadalisName author: D.H.Schnabel
- Euphorbia polygona var. horridaName author: (Boiss.) D.H.Schnabel
- Euphorbia polygona var. majorName author: (A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane) D.H.Schnabel
- Euphorbia polygona var. minorName author: D.H.Schnabel
- Euphorbia polygona var. niveaName author: D.H.Schnabel
- Euphorbia polygona var. noorsveldensisName author: (A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane) D.H.Schnabel
- Euphorbia polygona var. polygonaName author: Not supplied
- Euphorbia polygona var. striataName author: (A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane) D.H.Schnabel
- Euphorbia polygonataName author: Lodd.
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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