Euphorbia dulcis

Euphorbia dulcis, sweet spurge, is a species in the genus Euphorbia, native to Europe.^[2] It is not as acrid as other Euphorbia species, hence the epithet which means "sweet".^[3] The cultivar 'Chameleon', with purple foliage, is the one most commonly planted in gardens.^[4]

Euphorbia dulcis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. dulcis
Binomial name
Euphorbia dulcis L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Euphorbia alpigena A.Kern. Euphorbia cordata Schrank Euphorbia deseglisei Boreau ex Boiss. Euphorbia dulcis f. lanuginosa Oudejans Euphorbia fallax Hagenb. Euphorbia hiberna Lepech. Euphorbia incompta Ces. Euphorbia lanuginosa Lam. Euphorbia patens Kit. Euphorbia purpurata Thuill. Euphorbia solisequa Rchb. Euphorbia viridiflora Waldst. & Kit. Galarhoeus dulcis (L.) Haw. Pythius dulcis (L.) Raf. Tithymalus alpigena (A.Kern.) Woerl. Tithymalus deseglisei (Boreau ex Boiss.) Soják Tithymalus dulcis (L.) Scop. Tithymalus dulcis subsp. ellipticus (Pers.) Soják Tithymalus dulcis subsp. incomptus (Ces.) Soják Tithymalus dulcis subsp. purpuratus (Thuill.) Holub

References

1. Sp. Pl.: 457 (1753)
2. "Euphorbia dulcis L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species Plantarum. Vol. 1. Stockholm: Laurentius Salvius. p. 457.
4. Aniśko, Tomasz (29 October 2008). When Perennials Bloom: An Almanac for Planning and Planting. Timber Press. pp. 192–193. ISBN 9780881928877.