Euphorbia characias subsp. characias Lam.

Euphorbe des garrigues (fr)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen herb. It grows 0.65-0.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.65 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or divisions. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings divisions
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Euphorbia characias subsp. characias world distribution map, present in Albania, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77168314-1
WFO ID wfo-0000961344
COL ID 5H954
BDTFX ID 75692
INPN ID 134357
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Tithymalus purpureus Tithymalus venetus Tithymalus serotina Galarhoeus creticus Euphorbia cretica Euphorbia cuatrecasasii Euphorbia eriocarpa Euphorbia veneta Characias purpurea Euphorbia characias subsp. characias Euphorbia characias var. lusitanica