EPPO Global Database

Euphorbia helioscopia(EPHHE)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-13

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: EPHHE
  • Preferred name: Euphorbia helioscopia
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Practically all Europe and Mediterranean, Black Sea, Caucasus, Central Asia to China and Japan. Introduced as a weed in temperate countries worldwide (e.g. South Africa, Australia, New Zealand)

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Euphorbia helioscopia subsp. helioscopia Linnaeus

Common names
Name Language
sun spurge English
umbrella milkweed English
Sonnenwendwolfsmilch German
Sonnenwolfsmilch German
euphorbe hélioscope French
euphorbe réveille-matin French
herbe aux verrues French
lait de couleuvre French
petite éclaire French
réveille-matin French
leche interna Spanish
lechera Spanish
lecherina Spanish (CL)
lecheruela Spanish
lechetrezna Spanish
lechetrezna común Spanish
lechocino Spanish
lechuguino Spanish
mamona Spanish (CL)
pichoga Spanish (CL)
erba calenzola Italian
erba verdona Italian
euforbia calenzuola Italian
euforbia elioscopia Italian
kroontjeskruid Dutch
wrattekruid Dutch
erva-leiteira Portuguese
erva-maleita Portuguese
erva-maleiteira Portuguese
erva-olha-o-sol Portuguese
leitarega Portuguese
leitariga Portuguese
leiteira Portuguese
maleiteira Portuguese
titímalo-dos-vales Portuguese
tititalo-dos-vales Portuguese
revormstörel Swedish
tôdaigusa Japanese
トウダイグサ Japanese
молочай солнцегляд Russian
skærmvortemælk Danish
åkervortemjølk Norwegian
viisisädetyräkki Finnish
feribanotu Turkish
chalavluv hashemesh Hebrew
חֲלַבְלוּב הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ Hebrew
ostromlecz obrotny Polish
wilczomlecz obrotny Polish
napraforgó-kutyatej Hungarian
rriell Albanian
rryelli diellpamës Albanian
esnabelarra Basque
слънчева млечка Bulgarian
слънчегледна млечка Bulgarian
lleteresa d'hort Catalan
lleterola d'hort Catalan
zé qī Chinese
泽漆 Chinese
mlječika suncogled Croatian
pryšec kolovratec Czech
harilik piimalill Estonian
ευφορβία ηλιοσκόπια Greek
μεγάλη γαλατοίδα Greek
lus na bhfaithní Irish
등대풀 Korean
deung dae pul Korean
saules dievkrēsliņš Latvian
dirvinė karpažolė Lithuanian
tengħud raddiena Maltese
cabée Occitan
crucoùn Occitan
cucoun Occitan
deschide boè Occitan
lantrése Occitan
leytrése Occitan
rebelhe-boè Occitan
siure Occitan
laptele cucului Romanian
laptele stâncii Romanian
ситна млечика Serbian
сунцељубива млечика Serbian
mliečnik kolovratcový Slovak
mliečnik kolovratec Slovak
sončni mleček Slovene
молочай соняшний Ukrainian
llaeth ysgyfarnog Welsh