Species: Euphorbia spinosa

Family: Euphorbiaceae  
Genus:  Euphorbia
Species description: Glabrous, freely branched shrub 10-30 cm. Daed branches and umbel-rays more or less persistent but not pungent(= ending in a stiff, sharp point) Leaves 5-15(-20) mm, lanceolate or linear -lanceolate, entire. Ray-leaves obovate, about as long as rays, yellowish. Rays 1-5, very short, each usually with one cyathium. Capsule 3-4 mm, weakly sulcata, usually with long (rarely short) tubercels. Seeds 2-3 mm, smooth, brown.

Field Notes:

Habitat: Dry, rocky places.

Distribution: Mediterranean region, from France to Albania. Al Co Ga It Ju Sa Si

Found: S.E.Italy; Gargano, road from Monte S. Angelo to Pulsano;

Date: 30-4-95

Flora Europea:2-220

Literatuur:

Notes: Strongly smelling of hony.

Pictures: A.Voswinkel, The Netherlands

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