Euphorbia hirta
Asthma Plant · Euphorbiaceae
Also known as Chamaesyce hirta, Desmonema hirta, Ditrita hirta, Euphorbia hirta procumbens and 3 more synonyms. Common names: Ara tanan, Asthma weed, Garden spurge, Hairy spurge, Pill-bearing spurge.
Euphorbia hirta (sometimes called asthma-plant) is a pantropical weed, possibly native to India.
About Asthma Plant
Euphorbia hirta (sometimes called asthma-plant) is a pantropical weed, possibly native to India. It is a hairy herb that grows in open grasslands, roadsides and pathways. It is widely used as a medicinal herb.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Growing & care
| Native range | Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Central American Pacific Is., Chile Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Mexico, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Utah, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. |
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| Toxicity | Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented |
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