Pollinator plant

Fireglow Spurge

Euphorbia griffithii

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Common names

10 names · 9 languages
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Other languages (8)
Dutch
  • Wolfsmelk
French
  • euphorbe de l'Himalaya[4]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 圆苞大戟[3]
Estonian
  • Griffithi piiimalill[3]
Finnish
  • himalajantyräkki[3]
German
  • Griffiths Wolfsmilch[4]
Russian
  • Молочай Гриффита[3]
Slovak
  • mliečnik Griffitov[3]
Sources & name notes (5)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Euphorbia griffithii — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Fireglow Spurge — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 464595; Euphorbia griffithii.
[2] Euphorbia griffithii — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Fireglow Spurge — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/4930714/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 4930714; sourceTaxonKey 295177924; Euphorbia griffithii.
[3] Euphorbia griffithii — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Fireglow Spurge — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 464595; Euphorbia griffithii.
  • Griffithi piiimalill — results[1].names[2]; taxon id 464595; Euphorbia griffithii.
  • Молочай Гриффита — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 464595; Euphorbia griffithii.
  • 圆苞大戟 — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 464595; Euphorbia griffithii.
  • himalajantyräkki — results[1].names[5]; taxon id 464595; Euphorbia griffithii.
  • mliečnik Griffitov — results[1].names[6]; taxon id 464595; Euphorbia griffithii.
[4] Euphorbia griffithii — GBIF vernacular names (GRIN Taxonomy) ↗

GBIF aggregation of GRIN Taxonomy. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Griffiths Wolfsmilch — results[4] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/4930714/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 4930714; sourceTaxonKey 101356271; Euphorbia griffithii.
  • euphorbe de l'Himalaya — results[10] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/4930714/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 4930714; sourceTaxonKey 101356271; Euphorbia griffithii.
[5] Euphorbia griffithii — GBIF vernacular names (United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)) ↗

GBIF aggregation of United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI). The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Griffith's Spurge — results[15] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/4930714/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 4930714; sourceTaxonKey 180108012; Euphorbia griffithii.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Euphorbia griffithii is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Euphorbia species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable. The listing is limited to hardy types.

Sources [2]
Native range
C. Himalaya to SC. China.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Fireglow Spurge (Euphorbia griffithii) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers in June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Euphorbia griffithii — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 213116; ID 3CP2D; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 213116; ID 3CP2D; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 2, entry Euphorbia species (top 622 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Euphorbia griffithii — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1016632; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 104718, 104719, 104720, 104721, 104722

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.