Taxon:  Euphorbia amygdaloides L.



Summary
Genus:
Euphorbia
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Euphorbioideae
Tribe:
Euphorbieae
Subtribe:
Euphorbiinae
Nomen number:
16344
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:463.  1753
Verified:
02/12/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Euphorbia amygdaloides L. subsp. amygdaloides (0 active accession[s])
Euphorbia amygdaloides L. subsp. arbuscula Meusel (0 active accession[s])
Euphorbia amygdaloides L. subsp. heldreichii (Orph. ex Boiss.) Aldén (0 active accession[s])
Euphorbia amygdaloides L. subsp. robbiae (Turrill) Stace (0 active accession[s])
Euphorbia amygdaloides L. subsp. semiperfoliata (Viv.) Radcl.-Sm. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status
CITES Appendix II – Vulnerable to Extinction
Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1407.
  6. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  7. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  8. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  9. Riina, R. 2011. Review of Euphorbiaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 11 Jan.
  10. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  11. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  12. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishwood spurge  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Frencheuphorbe faux-amandier  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1407.
Germanmandelblättrige Wolfsmilch  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1407.
Spanishlechetrezna de bosque  2Riina, R. 2011. Review of Euphorbiaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 11 Jan.
Swedishmandeltörel  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymGovaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. SicilyGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan, Georgia
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  2. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  3. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  4. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=16344. Accessed 14 April 2026.