| Euphorbia hierosolymitana | |
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| At Botanical garden of Barcelona | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. hierosolymitana |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia hierosolymitana | |
Euphorbia hierosolymitana is a shrubby plant species with two varieties.
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. [1] (See Illustration, iNaturalist Photos).
Natural to East Aegean Is., Egypt, Lebanon-Syria, Israel, areas of the Palestine Authority, Sinai, Transcaucasus, Turkey. [2]
Turkey: Limestone rocks and cliffs, open forest, 5-300 m. [1]
Euphorbia hierosolymitana contains the following varieties:
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