Graceful Spurge
Euphorbia hypericifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia hypericifolia
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open and dry localities
- Native to
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Graceful Spurge
Graceful Spurge (Euphorbia hypericifolia) is a herb belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in open and dry localities. It is native to Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Graceful Spurge belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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