Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia paralias L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 458 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit., Europe to W. Caucasus. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Sinai

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Western Sahara

Introduced into:

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Geltman, D. (2009). Spurges (Euphorbia L., Euphorbiaceae) of the boreal Eurasia. I. section Paralias Dumort.. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 41: 166-191.
  • Geltman, D.V. (2020). A synopsis of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) for the Cacuasus. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 51: 43-78.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Guinea, E. (1948). Catálogo razonado de las plantas del Sáhara Español. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 8: 357-429.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Lebrun, J.-P. (1998). Catalogue des plantes de la Mauritanie et du Sahara Occidental. Boissiera 55: 1-322.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Litvinskaya, S.A. & Murtazaliev, R.A. (2013). Flora of the Northern Caucasus: An Atlas and Identification Book: 1-688. Fiton XXI.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Syngrassides, A. [1153] Cyprus K005166233 Yes
Davis; Coode [D39144] Türkiye K005166221 Yes
s.coll. [1255] K005355188 Yes
[Baki Karspligil] [39] K005166224 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] K005355185 Yes
Lindberg, H. [s.n.] Cyprus K005166243 Yes
Della, A. [ARI2557] Cyprus K005166235 Yes
[FM Mannis] [11] K005355216 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003870239 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] K005355210 Yes
[W.B. Turrill] [2059] K005355206 Yes
[M.L. Sprague]; Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] K005355196 No
Meikle, R.D. [2301] Cyprus K005166234 Yes
s.coll. [2059] K005355207 Yes
Symon, D.E. [8486] Australia K005350556 Yes
Poore, M.E.D. [36] Cyprus K005166241 Yes
s.coll. [4759] K005355197 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [52/53] K005355192 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [1153] Cyprus K005166232 Yes
Fraser Jenkins, C.R. [130] Türkiye K005166218 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005355194 Yes
Woronow, G. [s.n.] Georgia K005166229 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; De Wilde, W.J.J. [673] Türkiye K005166223 Yes
[Miss Maefavlane] [H1177] K005355205 Yes
Furse, P. [4144] Türkiye K005166222 Yes
Khan; Prance; Ratcliffe [820] Türkiye K005166217 Yes
[GB Dixon] [1369] K005355201 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003870238 Yes
Oswald, P.H. [172] Cyprus K005166231 Yes
Kennedy (Mrs) [1038] Cyprus K005166242 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] K005355186 Yes
McNeill [812] Türkiye K005166225 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] K005355189 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005355198 Yes
Tracey, I.A. [34] Cyprus K005166230 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] K005355183 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005355209 Yes
Davis; Coode [D37460] Türkiye K005166226 Yes
Manoog Haradjian [125] Cyprus K005166240 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [4807] K005355217 Yes
Medlin, L.T. [s.n.] K005355190 Yes
Grove (Mrs) [861] Cyprus K005166238 Yes
Dudley [D35712] Türkiye K005166219 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [1757] K005355218 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [9839] K005355191 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3220] Cyprus K005166239 Yes
Davis; Coode [D38119] Türkiye K005166220 Yes
Stuart Thompson, H. [s.n.] K005355212 Yes
Waterfall, W.B. [1141] K005355199 Yes
Kolakovsky, A. [s.n.] Georgia K005166228 Yes
Williams, L. [1316] Australia K005350557 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [s.n.] K005355214 Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] K005355200 Yes
[Mrs. F.L. Cock] [[H1458126]] K005355203 Yes
Cowan. R.S. [MFF110] United Kingdom K000696463 No
Atherton, G.E. [703] Cyprus K005166236 Yes
Waterfall, W.B. [1142] K005355193 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] K005355211 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] K005355204 Yes
White, J.W. [s.n.] K005355213 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005355184 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003870241 Yes
Orchard, A.E. [1493] Australia K005350559 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] K005355208 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005355195 Yes
Symon, D.E. [8470] K005350558 Yes
[Jasar] [129] K005166227 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003870237 Yes
[Rev. H.G. Sillinghaunt] [29911] United Kingdom K005355202 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] K005355187 Yes
Thompson, H.S. [s.n.] K005355215 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [76] Cyprus K005166237 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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