Spurge family: cassava & rubber
Red Caustic-creeper
Euphorbia thymifolia L.
Names
| English | Red Caustic-creeper |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Golondrina |
| Chinese | 千根草 |
| Scientific name | Euphorbia thymifolia L. |
About this species
Euphorbia thymifolia, the red caustic-creeper, is a prostrate annual herb of the family Euphorbiaceae. Native to tropical and subtropical America, it grows in seasonally dry tropical biomes and produces milky sap. The plant has velvet-hairy red stems up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long, with small ovate leaves and minute cyathia flowers in the leaf axils. Widely used as a traditional medicine in Africa and Asia, it is also harvested as food and traded in local markets.
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千根草（学名：Euphorbia thymifolia），为大戟科大戟属的植物，又称乳仔草、红乳草、细本乳仔草、乳汁草（岭南）、痢疾草（广东）、细叶飞扬草（广州）、萹蓄草（台湾）。分布在亚热带、热带、台湾岛以及中国大陆的云南、广东、海南、广西、浙江、湖南、福建、江苏、江西等地，生长于海拔430米至1,600米的地区，一般生长在屋旁、路旁、稀疏灌丛等、草丛和沙质土，目前已由人工引种栽培。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Malpighiales |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus | Euphorbia |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Paramaribo8
- Sipaliwini8
- Para5
- Marowijne3
- Commewijne2
- Brokopondo1
- Nickerie1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.
