Taxon:  Euphorbia palustris L.



Summary
Genus:
Euphorbia
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Euphorbioideae
Tribe:
Euphorbieae
Subtribe:
Euphorbiinae
Nomen number:
412028
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:462.  1753
Verified:
10/29/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
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. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1409.
  5. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  6. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  7. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  8. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishmarsh spurge  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1409.
Frencheuphorbe des marais  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1409.
GermanSumpf-Wolfsmilch  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1409.
Swedishkärrtörel  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
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 EuropeCzechoslovakia  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 EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland s.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway s.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden s.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Georgia
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland (s.), Norway (s.), Sweden (s.)
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  4. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
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=412028. Accessed 14 April 2026.