Spurges
Spurge Family - Euphorbiaceae
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annuaNative to much of Europe and the Mediterranean Region to the Arabian Peninsula.
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Tree Spurge Euphorbia dendroides
Native to Greece, Turkey and Crete. Common in frigana habitats on coastal slopes.
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Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Native throughout most of the Mediterranean Region. Flowers with either yellow-green glands (subspecies wulfenii) or brown to reddish glands (subspecies characias). Seed capsules grooved, not warty densely hairy.
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Greek Spiny Spurge Euphorbia acanthothamnos
Native to Greece, Turkey and Crete. Common in frigana habitats on coastal slopes.
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Narrow-leaved Glaucous Spurge Euphorbia rigida
Native in Morocco, south-east Europe and the Caucasus to Iran.
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Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua
Native throughout Europe and the Mediterranean Region to Iran.
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Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Native throughout Europe, western Asia to Inda and North and East Africa.
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Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Native throughout most of Europe, Asia and North Africa.
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Sea Spurge Euphorbia paralias
Native around Atlantic, Black Sea and Mediterranean coasts of Europe and North Africa. Grows in coastal sands.
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Stone-breaker Family - Phyllanthaceae
Andrachne telephioidesNative from Macaronesia eastward through the Mediterranean Region and northern Africa to India and Central Asia.
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