| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Scientific name | Euphorbia helioscopia L. |
| Synonyms | Euphorbia lunulata Bunge; Galarhoeus helioscopius (L.) Haworth; Galarhoeus helioscopius (L.) Haworth forma litoralis Hurus; Galarhoeus helioscopius (L.) Haworth forma pilosus Hurus; Tithymalus helioscopius (L.) Hill |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) Toudai-gusa [candlestand weed] |
| (English common name) Devil's milk, Wartweed, Sun spurge | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, India, Caucasus, Europa, Northern Africa | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=12, 18, ca, 32, 42 |
| Description | Plants 20-40cm. Leaves 1-3cm length, 6-20mm width. Flowers green, Flowering in April to May. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Euphorbia helioscopia L. |
| Amino uracil derivatives, and their production and use (US Patent 5280010/1994) | |
| Pharmaceutical composition for the control and treatment of anorectal and colonic diseases (US Patent 5858371/1999) | |
| Herbicidal composition (US Patent 6521567/2003) | |
| Polycosanols from ericerus pela wax (US Patent 6822004/2004) | |
| Polycosanols from Ericerus pela wax (US Patent 7034060/2006) | |
| Herbicide composition (US Patent 7205260/2007) |
| April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |