Daphne laureola

Daphne laureola
In flower, Box Hill, Surrey
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Daphne
Species:
D. laureola
Binomial name
Daphne laureola

Daphne laureola, commonly called spurge-laurel, is a woodland shrub in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae. Its native range covers much of western and southern Europe and extends to Algeria, Morocco and the Azores.