Sun Spurge / لبينه / / الحلبلوب

اللاعية / الجيجان / فَرْبَيون الشَّمْس / فَرْبَيون الفَجْر / عِمايَة / حلبلوب يتوع الشمس

Euphorbia helioscopia L.

Wikidata

Edibility and Usage

Edibility

Edible

Edible part

Young leaves
Young stems

Preparation

Cooked
Herbal tea

Blooming period

January to May

Foraging period

January

Seed collection period

June to July

Description

Perenniality

Annual

Petal colour

Green

Leaf type

Entire

Life form

Annual

Scientifc data

Genus

Euphorbia

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Wikidata item

Q148889

GBIF Item

Euphorbia helioscopia L. (3066367)

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least concern

References

Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Euphorbia+helioscopia>
Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).

Citation

Euphorbia helioscopia L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/518 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.