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Euphorbia hierosolymitana

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Species of shrub

Euphorbia hierosolymitana
At Botanical garden of Barcelona
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
Boiss.

Euphorbia hierosolymitana is a shrubby plant species with two varieties.

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. (See Illustration, iNaturalist Photos).

Range

Natural to East Aegean Is., Egypt, Lebanon-Syria, Israel, areas of the Palestine Authority, Sinai, Transcaucasus, Turkey.

Habitat

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

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.
  2. "Euphorbia hierosolymitana Boiss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
Taxon identifiers
Euphorbia hierosolymitana
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