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| Euphorbia thymifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. thymifolia
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| Euphorbia thymifolia | |
Euphorbia thymifolia, the red caustic-creeper,[2] is a prostrate annual herb of the family Euphorbiaceae[3][4]. Native to tropical and subtropical America, it grows in seasonally dry tropical biomes and produces milky sap[5]. The plant has velvet-hairy red stems up to 25 cm long, with small ovate leaves and minute cyathia flowers in the leaf axils[6]. Widely used as a traditional medicine in Africa and Asia, it is also harvested as food and traded in local markets[7].
References
[edit]- ^ Sp. Pl.: 454 (1753)
- ^ "Red Caustic-creeper (Euphorbia thymifolia)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "Euphorbia thymifolia L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "Euphorbia thymifolia / Species Page / Plant Atlas". florida.plantatlas.usf.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "Euphorbia thymifolia in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "Euphorbia thymifolia - Gulf Sandmat". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "Euphorbia thymifolia - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
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