Euphorbia officinarum L.

Euphorbe de Terracine (fr), Euphorbe de Provence (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

A monoecious deciduous plant. It grows 1-2m high.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use material medicinal poison vertebrate poison
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Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Fungoid (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Habit

Euphorbia officinarum habit picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Euphorbia officinarum leaf picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Euphorbia officinarum flower picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Euphorbia officinarum world distribution map, present in Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347573-1
WFO ID wfo-0000963697
COL ID 3CQ22
BDTFX ID 25985
INPN ID 97598
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tithymalus officinarum Euphorbia officinarum

Lower taxons

Euphorbia officinarum var. beaumieriana Euphorbia officinarum subsp. echinus Euphorbia officinarum subsp. officinarum