EPPO Global Database

Euphorbia maculata(EPHMA)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-13

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: EPHMA
  • Preferred name: Euphorbia maculata
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

North America, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America. Introduced as a weed into Asia (including China, Japan, Russian Far East) and Africa, and in the Mediterranean area France, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Crete, Crimea, Caucasus

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Chamaesyce maculata (Linnaeus) Small
Chamaesyce supina (Rafinesque) Hara
Euphorbia jovetii Huguet
Euphorbia supina Rafinesque

Common names
Name Language
annual spurge English
milk purslane English
prostrate spurge English
spotted sandmat English
spotted spurge English
gefleckte Wolfsmilch German
euphorbe maculée French
euphorbe tachetée French
hierba de la golondrina Spanish (HN)
lechetrezna manchada Spanish
euforbia macchiata Italian
ô-nishiki-sô Japanese
オオニシキソウ Japanese
молочай пятнистый Russian
benli sütleğen Turkish
chalavluv ma'adim Hebrew
chalavluv natui Hebrew
חֲלַבְלוּב מַאֲדִים Hebrew
חֲלַבְלוּב נָטוּי Hebrew
ostromlecz plamisty Polish
wilczomlecz plamisty Polish
bókoló kutyatej Hungarian
foltos kutyatej Hungarian
rriell Albanian
петниста млечка Bulgarian
lleterola maculada Catalan
bān dì jǐn Chinese
斑地锦 Chinese
pjegava mlječika Croatian
tockasta mlječika Croatian
pryšec skvrnitý Czech
큰땅빈대 Korean
keun ttang bin dae Korean
пегава млецика Serbian
mliečnik škvrnitý Slovak
pegasti mleček Slovene