- Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss.
- Genus: Euphorbia L.
- Species: Euphorbia characias L.
Euphorbia characias subsp. characias
- Species: Euphorbia characias L.
- Genus: Euphorbia L.
Native to:
Albania, Baleares, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Argentina Northeast, Germany, New Zealand North, New Zealand South
- Characias purpurea Gray
- Euphorbia characias var. lusitanica O.Bolòs
- Euphorbia cretica Mill.
- Euphorbia cuatrecasasii Pau
- Euphorbia eriocarpa Bertol.
- Euphorbia veneta Willd.
- Galarhoeus creticus (Mill.) Haw.
- Tithymalus purpureus Lam.
- Tithymalus serotina Raf.
- Tithymalus venetus (Willd.) Klotzsch & Garcke
Euphorbia characias subsp. characias appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euphorbia veneta | 25633.000 | |||
| Euphorbia veneta | 31316.000 |
Accepted by
- Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce) Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
- 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.
- Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Adolphy, K. & al. (2021). Beiträge zur Flora Nordhein-Westfalens aus dem Jahr 2020 Jahrbuch des Bochumer Botanischen Vereins 12: 199-278.
- Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce) Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
- Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
Kew Backbone Distributions
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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