Euphorbia characias

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Euphorbieae
Subtribus: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Subgenus: E. subg. Esula
Sectio: E. sect. Patellares
Species: Euphorbia characias
Subspecies: E. c. subsp. characias – E. c. subsp. wulfenii
Name

Euphorbia characias L., 1753
Synonyms

Homotypic
Tithymalus characias (L.) Hill, Hort. Kew.: 172.4 (1768).
Esula characias (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 153 (1812).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Southern Europe
Albania, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Libya, Morocco
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Western Asia
Turkey

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 463.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia characias in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia characias. Published online. Accessed: Jun 24 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia characias in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 24. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia characias. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jun 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia characias in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
català: Lleteresa vera
Deutsch: Palisaden-Wolfsmilch

Ελληνικά, , Κυπριακά: Ευφόρβια Χαρακίας

English: Mediterranean Spurge
español: caracias, euforbia encarnada, euforbia macho, hierba topera, lechetrezna encarnada, lechetrezna macho
suomi: Vahatyräkki
français: Euphorbe des garrigues, Euphorbe characias
português: maleiteira-maior, titímalo-maior, trovisco