Euphorbia hirta
Asthma Spurge, Asthma Spurge, Dove Milk
Other regional names: Asthma Plant +4 more
- Asthma Plant
- Asthmaplant
- Chickenweed
- Garden Spurge
- Pillpod Sandmat
Also known as: Chamaesyce gemella (Lag.) Small +18 more
- Chamaesyce gemella (Lag.) Small
- Chamaesyce hirta f. glaberrima (Koidz.) Hurus.
- Chamaesyce hirta f. litoralis Hurus.
- Chamaesyce hirta subsp. glaberrima (Koidz.) Hurus.
- Chamaesyce hirta subsp. laeticincta Croizat
- Chamaesyce hirta subsp. litoralis Hurus.
- Chamaesyce hirta var. glaberrima (Koidz.) H.Hara
- Chamaesyce hirta var. laeticincta Croizat
- Chamaesyce karwinskyi (Boiss.) Millsp.
- Chamaesyce pekinensis subsp. glaberrima (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto
- Chamaesyce pekinensis var. glaberrima (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto
- Chamaesyce pilulifera subsp. glaberrima (Koidz.) H.Hara
- Chamaesyce pilulifera var. glaberrima (Koidz.) H.Hara
- Chamaesyce rosei Millsp.
- Desmonema hirta (L.) Raf.
- Ditrita hirta (L.) Raf.
- Ditritea hirta (L.) Raf.
- Ditritra hirta (L.) Raf.
- Euphorbia bancana Miq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Found natively in North America and South America, Euphorbia hirta (commonly known as Asthma Spurge or Dove milk) is an annual belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., California, Chile Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Mexico, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Utah, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Arkansas, Ascension, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Cyprus, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, Howland-Baker Is., India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kermadec Is., Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Line Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marcus I., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritania, Mexican Pacific Is., Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Phoenix Is., Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South China Sea, Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe