Biology:Euphorbia falcata

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Short description: Species of plant

Euphorbia falcata
Euphorbia falcata Sturm32.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. falcata
Binomial name
Euphorbia falcata
Synonyms[1]
  • Keraselma falcatum Esula falcata
  • (L.) Haw. Maire
  • (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838) Tithymalus falcatus
  • Galarhoeus falcatus (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke
  • Euphorbia falcata var. genuina (L.) Prokh.

Euphorbia falcata (sickle spurge), is a species of Euphorbia, native to most of Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and naturalised in other parts of the world.[2]

Two subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Euphorbia falcata subsp. falcata: throughout the range of the species
  • Euphorbia falcata subsp. macrostegia (Bornm.) O.Schwartz: restricted to Cyprus and western Turkey

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Euphorbia falcata L.". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332094-2. 
  2. United States Department of Agriculture (2016). Weed Risk Assessment for Euphorbia falcata L. (Euphorbiaceae) – Sickle spurge. Raleigh: United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. pp. 23 pp. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/weeds/downloads/wra/euphorbia-falcata.pdf. Retrieved 10 February 2023. 

Wikidata ☰ Q161338 entry