Euphorbia acanthothamnos
| Euphorbia acanthothamnos | |
|---|---|
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| In Crete | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| 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, Greek spiny spurge,[1] is a species of flowering plant, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.[2][3]
Description
It is a shrub that reaches 40 cm in height.[1] It forms a thorny cushion that blooms from March to June. It grows mainly in limestone areas.[4][5]
Distribution
It is endemic to the eastern Mediterranean, Crete, Greece, and Turkey. It grows from sea level to more than 2000 meters.[6]
Taxonomy
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
- 1 2 Grey-Wilson, Christopher (1993). Mediterranean Wild Flowers. London: HarperCollins. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-00-219901-8. OCLC 28533308. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "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.
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