Euphorbia hierosolymitana

Euphorbia hierosolymitana is a shrubby plant species with two varieties.

Euphorbia hierosolymitana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. hierosolymitana
Binomial name
Euphorbia hierosolymitana

Description

A spineless hairless shrub, sometimes to 3m, often rather densely-stemmed (the stems little-branched), but may be more open and tree-like, the yellow ray leaves making the whole plant look rather yellow when in flower. Its leaves are untoothed, flower glands rounded (unhorned), fruit 5mm very warty, and seeds smooth.[1] (See Illustration, iNaturalist Photos).

Range

Natural to East Aegean Is., Egypt, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Transcaucasus, Turkey (PoWo map).

Habitat

Turkey: Limestone rocks and cliffs, open forest, 5-300 m.[1]

Taxonomy

Euphorbia hierosolymitana contains the following varieties:

  • Euphorbia hierosolymitana var. hierosolymitana (native to East Aegean Is., Egypt, Lebanon-Syria, Sinai, Transcaucasus, Turkey (PoWo))
  • Euphorbia hierosolymitana var. ramanensis (Baum) Zohary (native to Palestine, Sinai (PoWo))

References
  1. Davis. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol. 7.
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