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Flowers of Zihuatanejo

Asthma Plant

Euphorbia hirta

-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)

-Asthma Spurge (Euphorbia hirta)


The Asthma Plant (Euphorbia hirta) is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. It is commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions and is well-known for its medicinal properties. Stem: The stem is slender, hairy, and often reddish or purple in color. It contains a milky white latex that is characteristic of Euphorbia species. Flowers: Small, greenish or reddish flowers appear in dense clusters in leaf axils. Fruits: The fruit is a small, three-lobed capsule containing tiny seeds.

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