Taxon: Euphorbia esula L. subsp. esula

See Euphorbia esula L.

Summary

Genus:

Euphorbia

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Subfamily:

Euphorbioideae

Tribe:

Euphorbieae

Subtribe:

Euphorbiinae

Nomen number:

433476

Verified:

10/17/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (1 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)

Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1408.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	leafy spurge	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1408.
English	wolf's-milk	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1408.
German	Esels-Wolfsmilch	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1408.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Moldova			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym	Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czechoslovakia			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4	Naturalized	Northern America		North America			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Amur]
CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Korea

Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Italy
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Naturalized
Northern America

REGION: North America

Reference(s)

Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
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=433476. Accessed 12 May 2026.