Euphorbia helioscopia
Common name
sun spurge
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Green, Yellow
Year naturalised
1855
Origin
Europe, C. Asia
Etymology
euphorbia: After Euphorbus, a Greek physician who served King Juba of Numidia in 12BC. Juba named a cactus to honour Euphorbus and later Linnaeus named the entire genus after the physician.