Euphorbia lathyris
| Euphorbia lathyris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. lathyris |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia lathyris | |
| Synonyms | |
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Euphorbia lathyrus (lapsus) | |
Euphorbia lathyris, the caper spurge or paper spurge, is a species of spurge native to Asia in western China, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan and introduced elsewhere.
Other names occasionally used include gopher spurge, gopher plant or mole plant.