Euphorbia helioscopia L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Sun Spurge
🇫🇷 Euphorbe réveil matin, Herbe aux verrues

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Fabids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Euphorbieae
Subtribe: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species: Euphorbia helioscopia

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

E. helioscopia subsp. helioscopia L., 1753, P;
E. helioscopia subsp. helioscopioides (Loscos & Pardo) O.Bolòs, Font Quer & Vigo, 1974.

Photographs

img/euphorbia-helioscopia.webp — Euphorbia helioscopia

img/euphorbia-helioscopia-2.webp — Euphorbia helioscopia

img/euphorbia-helioscopia-3.webp — Euphorbia helioscopia

img/euphorbia-helioscopia-4.webp — Euphorbia helioscopia

img/euphorbia-helioscopia-5.webp — Euphorbia helioscopia - Flower and fruit close-up

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 697). Biotope.