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Euphorbia taurinensis

Turin spurge

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Common name

Turin spurge

Scientific name

Euphorbia taurinensis All.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Euphorbia taurinensis is a annual herb. Stems 10-20 (30) cm high. The flower glands 2-horned, the horns notably long relative to the gland inflorescence. Flowering April-October¹.

Habitat

Dry grassy and stony slopes, near roads and railways or as a weed in fields, often on calcareous terrain, in the plains and lower mountain belt².

Dstribution in Bulgaria

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Euphorbia taurinensis by floristic regions³:

General dstribution

Map of general distribution⁴ (green - native distribution):

References

1 Euphorbia taurinensis - Wikipedia.

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

3 Стоянов К., Райчева Цв. & Чешмеджиев И. 2022. Определител на местни и чужди растения в България. Академично издателство на Аграрния университет, Пловдив. ISBN 978-954-517-313-4 www.botanica.gallery [публикуван на 25.06.2022, последна актуализация 19.07.2024] - CC-BY-NC-4.0.

4 Euphorbia taurinensis All. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.