Euphorbia palustris L.

Marsh spurge (en), Euphorbe des marais (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.6-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (unspecified), Wart (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (seed)
Animal toxicity strong toxic (seed)

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 9 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 24
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Euphorbia palustris habit picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia palustris habit picture by Albert Burgas (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia palustris habit picture by Thibaut Durr (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Euphorbia palustris leaf picture by Natural Ethik (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia palustris leaf picture by Krzysztof Golucki (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia palustris leaf picture by Gui ferl (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Euphorbia palustris flower picture by kari herz (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia palustris flower picture by Johan Niss (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia palustris flower picture by Patrick Nard (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Euphorbia palustris fruit picture by Karl Seibel (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia palustris fruit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Euphorbia palustris world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Euphorbia palustris threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347635-1
WFO ID wfo-0000963795
COL ID 3CQ4B
BDTFX ID 25988
INPN ID 97601
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Tithymalus palustris Galarhoeus palustris Euphorbia sauliana Euphorbia brachiata Euphorbia palustris var. angustifolia Tithymalus fruticosus Euphorbia palustris var. brinonense Euphorbia palustris