Euphorbia nicaeensis All.

Euphorbe de Nice (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The latex is used to curdle milk.
Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Discutient (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Wart (unspecified), Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 13 - 16
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Euphorbia nicaeensis habit picture by Catmic Catmic (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia nicaeensis habit picture by Aurélie D’huyvetter (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia nicaeensis habit picture by Paul FRANCK (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Euphorbia nicaeensis leaf picture by LB Sergio (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia nicaeensis leaf picture by Catmic Catmic (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia nicaeensis leaf picture by Francesco Carpita (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Euphorbia nicaeensis flower picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia nicaeensis flower picture by Catmic Catmic (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia nicaeensis flower picture by claire Felloni (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Euphorbia nicaeensis fruit picture by José Cuesta (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia nicaeensis fruit picture by Maite Orozco (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia nicaeensis fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Euphorbia nicaeensis world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347498-1
WFO ID wfo-0000963568
COL ID 3CPXJ
BDTFX ID 75125
INPN ID 97591
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tithymalus nicaeensis Galarhoeus nicaeensis Esula nicaeensis Euphorbia amygdaloides Euphorbia biglandulosa Euphorbia collina Euphorbia oleifolia Euphorbia pumila Euphorbia oleifolia Euphorbia nicaeensis var. japygica Euphorbia seguieriana var. japygica Euphorbia nicaeensis var. aurasiaca Euphorbia seguieriana var. nicaeensis Euphorbia nicaeensis subsp. japygica Euphorbia dasycarpa Euphorbia nicaeensis

Lower taxons

Euphorbia nicaeensis subsp. demnatensis Euphorbia nicaeensis var. hispanica Euphorbia nicaeensis subsp. nicaeensis Euphorbia nicaeensis subsp. prostrata