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Euphorbia salicifolia

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Common name

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Scientific name

Euphorbia salicifolia Host

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Euphorbia salicifolia is a perennial plant. Stems numerous, 40-70 (-80) cm high, erect, short hirsute to glabrous, simple or in the upper part with numerous non-fruiting branches reaching the apical inflorescence. Leaves (especially young) densely hirsute on abaxial surface, 20-70 (100) mm long and 3-25 (-35) mm wide. The glands in the cyathium are crescent shaped with hornlike appendages. Flowering April - June^{1, 2}.

Habitat

The meadows and by the forests, often by the roads or railways, in the plains and mountains³.

Distribution in Bulgaria

Spread across the country, from 50 to 1400 meters altitude⁴.

General distribution

Map of the general distribution of Euphorbia salicifolia⁵:

References

1 Делипавлов, Д., И. Чешмеджиев, М. Попова, Д. Терзийски, И. Ковачев. 2003. Определител на растенията в България. Аграрен университет. Пловдив.

2 Кузманов, Б. 1979. В: Флора на Народна Република България, том VІІ, София.

3 Кузманов, Б. 1979. Пос. източник.

4 Кузманов, Б. 1979. Пос. източник.

5 Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.