Euphorbia falcata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Malpighiales

Euphorbia falcata L., Sp. Pl. 1: 456. 1753, nom. cons. & typ. cons.

Conserved type: Arduino in Herb. Linnaeus No. 630.26 (LINN, right-hand plant) designated by Julian Molero Briones in Taxon 42(3): 716. 1993.

Homotypic
- Esula falcata (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 159 (1812).
- Keraselma falcatum (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838).
- Tithymalus falcatus (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Fl. N. Mitt.-Deutschland, ed. 4: 292 (1858).
- Euphorbia falcata var. genuina Maire, Spicil. Rif.: 35 (1927), nom. inval.
- Galarhoeus falcatus (L.) Prokh., Trudy Kuibyshevsk. Bot. Sada 1: 35 (1941).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands (introduced), Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States, North European Russia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay.
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Primorye.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia.
- Regional: China
  - Xinjiang
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan, West Himalaya.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia.

Molero, J.. 1993. (1073) Proposal to conserve Euphorbia falcata L. (Euphorbiaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 42(3): 715–717. JSTOR Reference page.
Brummitt, R.K. (ed.) 1995. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta. 43. Taxon 44(4): 607–612. DOI: 10.2307/1223505 JSTOR Reference page. (!410)
McNeill, J. & al. 2006. Appendix IV in: International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Vienna Code). International Association for Plant Taxonomy. Electronic version of the original English text, published on internet. Accessed 2015 May 15.

International Plant Names Index. 2026. Euphorbia falcata. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jul 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Euphorbia falcata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jul 2026. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Euphorbia falcata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jul 4. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Euphorbia falcata. Accessed: 4 Jul 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia falcata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page.