| Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Euphorbia spinosa L. |
| Synonyms | Euphorbia linariifolia Willd. |
| Euphorbia linarioides Poir. | |
| Euphorbia petaloides G.Don | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Description | glaucous, glabrous, branchlets short, thin, spinose, leaves small, sessile, patent, lanceolate, obtuse, entire, rays of umbel 3-5, bracts of involucre ovate-oblong, obtuse |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Corse , France , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Italy , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Libya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | EUPHORBIACEAE
spinosa ligustica Fiori, Fl. Italia [Fiori & al.] 2: 277 (1901)
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