# The genome sequence of petty spurge, Euphorbia peplus L. (Euphorbiaceae)

**Authors:** Maarten J. M. Christenhusz, Michael F. Fay, Ilia J. Leitch, Bimal K Chetri, Quentin Cronk, Kaede Hirabayashi, Thomas Brazier

PMC · DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.24030.1 · Wellcome Open Research · 2025-04-25

## TL;DR

This paper provides the genome sequence of petty spurge, a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family, including its chromosomes, mitochondria, and plastid.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is the first genome assembly of Euphorbia peplus, including chromosomal, mitochondrial, and plastid sequences.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 277.10 megabases long.
- Eight chromosomal pseudomolecules were scaffolded.
- Six multipartite mitochondrial and one plastid genome were assembled.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from a specimen of
Euphorbia peplus (petty spurge; Streptophyta; Magnoliopsida; Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae). The genome sequence has a total length of 277.10 megabases. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 8 chromosomal pseudomolecules. We also assembled six multipartite mitochondrial molecules and one plastid genome.

## Linked entities

- **Species:** Euphorbia peplus (taxon 38846)

## Full-text entities

- **Species:** Euphorbia peplus (petty spurge, species) [taxon 38846]

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