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Euphorbia acanthothamnos

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Euphorbia acanthothamnos
In Crete
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. acanthothamnos
Binomial name
Euphorbia acanthothamnos
Heldr. & Sartori

Euphorbia acanthothamnos, is a species of flowering plant, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.[1][2]

Description

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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

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It is endemic to the eastern Mediterranean, Crete, Greece, and Turkey. It grows from sea level to more than 2000 meters.[5]

Taxonomy

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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

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  1. ^ "Greek Spiny Spurge (Euphorbia acanthothamnos)". 2020-01-18. Archived from the original on 2020-01-18. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  2. ^ "Greek Spiny Spurge (Euphorbia acanthothamnos)". iNaturalist.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. ^ "Euphorbia acanthothamnos - Greek Spiny Spurge". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  4. ^ nikolakakis (2013-03-21). "Greek spiny spurge, Euphorbia acanthothamnos". Natural History Museum of Crete. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  5. ^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2021-04-28.