Sun Spurge / الحلبلوب / لبينه /

الجيجان / اللاعية / حلبلوب يتوع الشمس / عِمايَة / فَرْبَيون الشَّمْس / فَرْبَيون الفَجْر /

Euphorbia helioscopia L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Young leaves
  • Young stems
Preparation
  • Cooked
  • Herbal tea
Blooming period
January to May
Foraging period
January
Seed collection period
June to July

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Green
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Euphorbia
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Wikidata item
Q148889
GBIF Item
Euphorbia helioscopia L. (3066367)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Euphorbia+helioscopia>
  2. Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  3. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).

Citation

Euphorbia helioscopia L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/518 accessed via barari.org on 5/9/2025.

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