-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Nances, Willows, and Allies (Order Malpighiales)

-Spurge Family (Family Euphorbiaceae)

-Subfamily Euphorbioideae

-Tribe Euphorbieae

-Subtribe Euphorbiinae

-Spurges (Genus Euphorbia)

-Subgenus Chamaesyce

-Sandmats (Section Anisophyllum)

-Mottled Spurge (Euphorbia lactea)

The Mottled Spurge (Euphorbia lactea) is an intriguing, drought-tolerant plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. Often cultivated as an ornamental plant, it is appreciated for its unusual, cactus-like form and variegated patterns.