Euphorbia falcata

Euphorbia falcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. falcata
Binomial name
	Euphorbia falcata; L.
Synonyms
	Esula falcata(L.) Haw. ; Euphorbia falcata var. genuinaMaire ; Galarhoeus falcatus(L.) Prokh. ; Keraselma falcatum(L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838) ; Tithymalus falcatus(L.) Klotzsch & Garcke ;

Last updated August 18, 2025

Euphorbia falcata (sickle spurge), is a species of Euphorbia , native to most of Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and naturalised in other parts of the world.^[2]

Two subspecies are recognised:^[1]

Euphorbia falcata subsp. falcata: throughout the range of the species
Euphorbia falcata subsp. macrostegia (Bornm.) O.Schwartz: restricted to Cyprus and western Turkey

References

1 2 "Euphorbia falcata L." Plants of the World Online (POWO). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
↑ United States Department of Agriculture (2016). Weed Risk Assessment for Euphorbia falcata L. (Euphorbiaceae) – Sickle spurge (PDF). Raleigh: United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. pp. 23 pp. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

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[powo-1] 1 2 "Euphorbia falcata L." Plants of the World Online (POWO). Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[2] United States Department of Agriculture (2016). Weed Risk Assessment for Euphorbia falcata L. (Euphorbiaceae) – Sickle spurge (PDF). Raleigh: United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. pp. 23 pp. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

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