A large plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE, order Euphorbiales, subclass Rosidae. They have a milky sap and a female flower consisting of a single pistil surrounded by numerous male flowers of one stamen each. Euphorbia hirta is rarely called milkweed but that name is normally used for ASCLEPIAS.

Annotation

note entry term SPURGE: restrict to EUPHORBIA; SPURGE, JAPANESE see PACHYSANDRA is also available

DUI

D028481 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0029190

Previous indexing

Euphorbiaceae (1998-2001)

History note

2002; for SPURGE use EUPHORBIACEAE 1998-2001

Public note

2002; for SPURGE see EUPHORBIACEAE 1998-2001