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Euphorbia peplus

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Νοεῖν γάρ ἐστι κρεῖττον καὶ σιγὴν ἔχειν → Bene iudicare maius est silentio → Klar denken ist ja besser und verschwiegen sein

Menander, Monostichoi, 370

Latin > Greek

γαλακτίτης, γαλακτίς, τιθύμαλλος

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Euphorbia peplus

Euphorbia peplus (petty spurge, radium weed, cancer weed, or milkweed), is a species of Euphorbia, native to most of Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, where it typically grows in cultivated arable land, gardens, and other disturbed land.

Outside of its native range it is very widely naturalised and often invasive, including in Australia, New Zealand, North America, and other countries in temperate and sub-tropical regions.