Euphorbia dulcis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Euphorbieae
Subtribus: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Subgenus: E. subg. Esula
Sectio: E. sect. Helioscopia
Species: Euphorbia dulcis
Name

Euphorbia dulcis L., 1753
Synonyms

Homotypic
Tithymalus dulcis (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 334 (1771).
Galarhoeus dulcis (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 147 (1812).
Pythius dulcis (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838).
Heterotypic
Euphorbia hiberna Lepech., Reise Versch. Prov. Russ. Reich. 1: 221 (1774), nom. illeg.
Euphorbia lanuginosa Lam., Encycl. 2: 436 (1788).
Euphorbia cordata Schrank, Baier. Fl. 1: 747 (1789).
Euphorbia purpurata Thuill., Fl. Env. Paris, ed. 2: 235 (1799).
Euphorbia dulcis var. lanuginosa (Lam.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 16 (1806).
Euphorbia purpurata var. elliptica Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 16 (1806).
Euphorbia viridiflora Waldst. & Kit., Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 3: 309 (1812).
Euphorbia fallax Hagenb., Tent. Fl. Brasil. 1: 435 (1821).
Euphorbia solisequa Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 756 (1832).
Euphorbia incompta Ces., Bibl. Ital. (Milan) 91: 348 (1838).
Euphorbia dulcis var. lanuginosa Peterm., Anal. Pfl.-Schlüss.: 395 (1846), nom. illeg.
Euphorbia deseglisei Boreau ex Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 128 (1862).
Euphorbia dulcis var. chloradenia Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 127 (1862).
Euphorbia patens Kit., Linnaea 32: 558 (1864).
Euphorbia alpigena A.Kern., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 16: 337 (1866).
Euphorbia angulata subsp. deseglisei (Boreau ex Boiss.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 649 (1881).
Euphorbia dulcis var. alpigena (A.Kern.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 649 (1881).
Euphorbia dulcis var. incompta (Ces.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 649 (1881).
Euphorbia dulcis var. viridiflora (Waldst. & Kit.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 649 (1881).
Euphorbia dulcis subsp. incompta (Ces.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur., Suppl. 2: 275 (1890).
Tithymalus alpigena (A.Kern.) Woerl., Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 136 (1893).
Euphorbia dulcis f. longeradiata Bolzon, Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital (1908): 8 (1908).
Euphorbia dulcis subsp. purpurata (Thuill.) Rothm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 67: 7 (1963).
Tithymalus deseglisei (Boreau ex Boiss.) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 140: 171 (1972).
Tithymalus dulcis subsp. ellipticus (Pers.) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 140: 171 (1972).
Tithymalus dulcis subsp. incomptus (Ces.) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 140: 172 (1972).
Tithymalus dulcis subsp. purpuratus (Thuill.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 174 (1973).
Euphorbia dulcis f. lanuginosa Oudejans, Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 21: 184 (1992 publ (1993)).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; Corse; Czechoslovakia; Denmark; France; Germany; Great Britain; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Sicilia; Spain; Switzerland; Ukraine; Yugoslavia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 457. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia dulcis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia dulcis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 26 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia dulcis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 26. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia dulcis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jun 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia dulcis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
العربية: فربيون كثيف, حلبلوب كثيف
čeština: pryšec sladký
Cymraeg: llaethlys pêr
Deutsch: Süße Wolfsmilch
dolnoserbski: Słodke wjelkowe mloko
English: sweet spurge
español: euforbia dulce, lechitierna dulce, nabos de hechicera
suomi: Metsätyräkki
français: Euphorbe douce
hornjoserbsce: Słódka mlóčeń
Nederlands: Zoete wolfsmelk
polski: Wilczomlecz słodki
русский: Молочай сладкий
slovenčina: mliečnik sladký
svenska: Söttörel

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]
References

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