Euphorbia acanthothamnos
Euphorbia acanthothamnos, is a species of flowering plant, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. [1][2]
| Euphorbia acanthothamnos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
Description
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
It is endemic to the eastern Mediterranean, Crete, Greece, and Turkey. It grows from sea level to more than 2000 meters. [5]
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
- "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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