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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Euphorbia amygdaloides''
| image = Light green flowers.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
| familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Euphorbia]]''
| species = '''''E. amygdaloides'''''
| binomial = ''Euphorbia amygdaloides''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}

'''Wood Spurge''' is a [[Europe|European]] plant in the genus ''[[Euphorbia]]''.

It reproduces both from seeds and root runners that spread underground then sprout new plants. It often grows to a height of 80 [[centimetre|cm]], and has dark green leaves about 6 cm long. The complex green-yellow inflorescence ([[cyathium]]) typical of ''Euphorbia'' appears between April and June. The milky [[latex]] of the plant is toxic and it can cause irritation on contact with the skin.

Wood Spurge usually grows in the fertile and moist soil of the [[woodland]]s.
[[Image:Amandelwolfsmelk Euphorbia amygdaloides closeup.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Close-up of the flowers]]

{{Commons|Euphorbia amygdaloides}}

[[Category:Euphorbia]]
[[Category:Flora of Europe]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
[[Category:Poisonous plants]]

{{euphorb-stub}}

[[de:Mandelblättrige Wolfsmilch]]
[[es:Euphorbia amygdaloides]]
[[fr:Euphorbe des bois]]
[[hu:Erdei kutyatej]]
[[nl:Amandelwolfsmelk]]
[[pl:Wilczomlecz migdałolistny]]
[[sq:Euphorbia amygdaloides]]

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