Euphorbia acanthothamnos
Appearance
Euphorbia acanthothamnos | |
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In Crete | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Euphorbia |
Species: | E. acanthothamnos
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Binomial name | |
Euphorbia acanthothamnos Heldr. & Sartori
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Euphorbia acanthothamnos, is a species of flowering plant, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.[1][2]
Description
[edit]It is a shrub that reaches 30 cm in height. It forms a thorny cushion that blooms from March to June. It grows mainly in limestone areas.[3][4]
Distribution
[edit]It is endemic to the eastern Mediterranean, Crete, Greece, and Turkey. It grows from sea level to more than 2000 meters.[5]
Taxonomy
[edit]Euphorbia acanthothamnos was described by Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss. and published in Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum , ser. 2, 4: 1859. 86.
Acanthothamnos is an epithet that means "thorny bush" in Greek.
References
[edit]- ^ "Greek Spiny Spurge (Euphorbia acanthothamnos)". 2020-01-18. Archived from the original on 2020-01-18. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Greek Spiny Spurge (Euphorbia acanthothamnos)". iNaturalist.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Euphorbia acanthothamnos - Greek Spiny Spurge". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ nikolakakis (2013-03-21). "Greek spiny spurge, Euphorbia acanthothamnos". Natural History Museum of Crete. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2021-04-28.